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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
anaesthetic (remember infusion ... If circulatory arrest ... using standard protocols ... thiopental or propofol ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
patient in PEA arrest ... Cardiac POCUS 3 ... A-line placement - POCUS ... Start vasopressor infusion ... #electrical #activity
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
with them): • Activate ... major haemorrhage protocol ... . ❼ Use rapid infusion ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Unexpected cardiac arrest ... Call for cardiac arrest ... mmHg or cardiac arrest ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... Call for cardiac arrest ... needle toward the largest ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... pulse or impending arrest ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... epilepticus: - Propofol ... mg/kg IV, then infusion ... Consider consulting anesthesia ... Epilepticus #Treatment #Algorithm
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
following Cardiac Arrest ... Outcome from cardiac arrest ... poor vital organ perfusion ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
patient should focus ... with no brain activity ... (e.g. cardiac arrest ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... • Induction: propofol ... EPILEPTICUS • Propofol ... Consider consulting anesthesia ... Epilepticus #Treatment #Algorithm