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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Treat haemodynamic instability ... consider need for anticoagulation ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... Hemodynamic instability ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
An important part of an anesthesiologist's job is obviously to ensure patient stability during a procedure,
ensure patient stability ... #checklist #anesthesia ... anesthesiology #management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... : o Cardiac ischaemia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
dysfunction / instability ... ❾ Plan further management ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
(patients with AFib ... risk outweighed ischemic ... Triple #therapy #anticoagulation ... #pharmacology #management
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... o Cardiac ischaemia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Workup #Management ... #Workup #anesthesia
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... history of: a) Ischemic ... Anticoagulation ... medical and surgical management