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

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
last resort when all ... Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
oxygen delivery, airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Check airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
• Confirm airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
• Confirm airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
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 #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
• Confirm airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
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