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Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
odour, flash, flame ... or in patient’s airway ... diathermy • Remove all ... saline or saline soaked ... #Fire #Anesthesiology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... cause of increased airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
oxygen delivery, airway ... • Confirm airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Check airway ... AND airway device ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
• Confirm airway ... • Feel the airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
• Confirm airway ... • Feel the airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology
Hemorrhagic Tamponade revealed during CPR on POCUS

POCUS (cardiac SubXi) showing why CPR isn't doing much for
remove the clot #FOAMed ... POCUS #clinical #ACLS ... #echocardiogram ... #Effusion #Pericardial
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
tachyarrhythmias may all ... anaesthetic (remember infusion ... • Maintain the airway ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
pack. ❸ Remove all ... • Maintain the airway ... an adrenaline infusion ... noradrenaline infusion ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Consider whether poor perfusion ... • Confirm airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Hypoxia #Cyanosis #Anesthesiology