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Basic preoperative airway assessment conducted by anesthesiologists to assess intubation difficulty, along with the two commonly
anesthesiologists to assess intubation ... management #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #airway #intubation ... References:
Train of Four monitoring is commonly used by anesthesiologists to determine the adequacy of paralytic agents
used prior to intubation ... why and how it works ... stimulation #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... trainoffour References
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Excessive insulation ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
• Consider intubation ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... #Airway #Fire #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
or oesophageal intubation ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
#anesthesia #anesthesiology ... management #treatment #algorithm ... References:
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup