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Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... amniotic fluid, air ... plasmaphoresis Box D: AIR ... Discontinue source of air ... attempt to aspirate air
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Intraoperative Bronchospasm ... bronchospasm with no air ... Other drugs at clinician ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
effusion fluid or air ... help and inform clinical ... Plan definitive management ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
an air embolism ... • AIR EMBOLISM ... CIRCUIT THROMBOSIS, AIR ... may occur from AIR ... #management #criticalcare
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
o Circulatory embolus ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... Anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Embolism ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... peripheral tracking of air ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus ... #clinical #air
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
see Box A). ❸ Aim ... axillae and anterior neck ... Plan admission to critical ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
hypnosis as soon as clinical ... • Embolism. ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... - Dynamic air ... sliding Pulmonary Embolism ... #pulmonary #differential ... #signs #Lung #POCUS