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Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... improving) A - Airway ... Patent, difficult intubation ... - Cough (Cough/gag ... #Checklist #Mnemonic
Basic preoperative airway assessment conducted by anesthesiologists to assess intubation difficulty, along with the two commonly
Basic preoperative airway ... anesthesiologists to assess intubation ... clinical #management #anesthesia ... #anesthesiology ... #airway #intubation
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Management: 

• increase Fi02 to 100% - verify!
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology ... check ETC02 / peak airway ... • ambu-bag / O2 ... MarkHarrisMD #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #Anesthesiology
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... vs. intubation ... induction of general anesthesia ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
or oesophageal intubation ... consider → 2-2 Hypoxia ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
confirm reservoir bag ... Breathing - exclude hypoxia ... using reservoir bag ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... • Consider intubation ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
confirm reservoir bag ... using reservoir bag ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
presume oesophageal intubation ... using reservoir bag ... 4 H’s, 4 T’s: Hypoxia ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis