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The ARDSnet ideal body weight/tidal volume chart takes all of the calculations and guesswork out of
a copy on your airway ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Anesthesia #ARDSnet ... Height #Chart #Ventilator ... #Ventilation #TidalVolume
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult mask ventilation ... induction of general anesthesia ... of spontaneous ventilation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #CriticalCare #
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
if possible – airway ... or supraglottic airway ... intubation. ❼ If anaphylaxis ... Use appropriate ventilation ... . ⓬ If raised airway
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... bag moving OR ventilator ... switching to hand ventilation ... Bronchospasm → 3-4 o Anaphylaxis ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
bag moving OR ventilator ... Check position of airway ... • Confirm airway ... • Feel the airway ... amniotic (→ 3-5); anaphylaxis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
bag moving OR ventilator ... • Check airway ... AND airway device ... ischaemia → 3-12 o Anaphylaxis ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Rapidly confirm ventilator ... provide manual ventilation ... . ❸ Airway • ... 10) Acidosis Anaphylaxis ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... ensure adequate ventilation ... • Maintain the airway ... as patient is stable ... #Anaphylaxis
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... Anticipate difficult airway ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... stepwise increase in airway ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
bag moving OR ventilator ... relaxation to optimise ventilation ... assist/increase ventilation ... Bronchospasm → 3-4 o Anaphylaxis ... Management #Workup #anesthesia