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Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... Airway (Patent, difficult ... intubation) S ... #Checklist #Mnemonic ... #criticalcare #management
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Algorithm 1. ... impact of basic management ... airway management ... induction of general anesthesia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... on side 1 and the ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Difficult #Airway ... #Intubation #Checklist
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
airway expertise e.g ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Excessive insulation ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... Free flowing IV, EKG ... o Assess for difficult ... MANAGEMENT o ... #airway #management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
compressions 100 min-1, ... presume oesophageal intubation ... using reservoir bag ... Anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
or oesophageal intubation ... suspected → 3-1 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
obtain 12-lead ECG ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
adult, 10 ml.kg-1 ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management