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Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
ease and risk of infection ... - Casey Parker ... @broomedocs #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Locations #Sites #Infections
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... • Visual inspection ... o Endocrine cause ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
intubation after induction ... of general anesthesia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
• Visual inspection ... hypercarbia as causes ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
≥ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... likely underlying cause ... devices could have caused ... Discuss ongoing management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... • Visual inspection ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Guidelines for Crises ... • Visual inspection ... Consider known drug causes ... blocker; myocardial infarction ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Guidelines for Crises ... • Visual inspection ... arrhythmia; myocardial infarction ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... after an initial injection ... Guidelines for crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Triggering factor (infection ... Still disease, Infection ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management