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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 ... Bronchospasm → 3-4 o Anaphylaxis ... 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 ... ischaemia → 3-12 o Anaphylaxis ... 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 ... amniotic (→ 3-5); anaphylaxis ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
• Confirm airway ... reservoir bag and APL ... 10) Acidosis Anaphylaxis ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... arrest trolley, anaphylaxis ... pack. ❸ Remove all ... • Maintain the airway ... Intraoperative #Checklist
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 ... Intraoperative #Checklist
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 ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... • Maintain the airway ... • Call for ultrasound ... re-assess using ultrasound ... 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 ... Intraoperative #Checklist