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Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Check airway ... potential surgical causes ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Guidelines for Crises ... Check optimal airway ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... or in patient’s airway ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Guidelines for Crises ... hypercarbia as causes ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
ventilation. ❸ Airway ... • Confirm airway ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Guidelines for Crises ... Consider known drug causes ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Management #Workup #Cardiology
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Guidelines for Crises ... if possible – airway ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
reticular interstitial pattern ... with a preference ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #Pattern
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist