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Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... trolley and then cardiac ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intubate #Intubation #Difficult ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
effects of neuraxial block ... consider: o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Central Neuraxial Block ... bradycardia – difficulty ... problem. ❸ Treat airway ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
bradycardia, conduction blocks ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... • Maintain the airway ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... • Call for cardiac ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
• Confirm airway ... • Feel the airway ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... • Maintain the airway ... • Call for cardiac ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... surgery. ❷ Call for cardiac ... • Maintain the airway ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
• Confirm airway ... embolism → 3-5 o Cardiac ... ) → 3-12 o Cardiac ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist