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Interscalene brachial plexus block is used for shoulder, arm, and elbow surgery. Local anesthetic is injected
arm, and elbow surgery ... Local anesthetic ... groove to provide anesthesia ... plexus at C5-C7 #Clinical
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... supply, duration of surgery ... Consider stopping surgery ... Consider continuing surgery ... Guidelines for crises
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
abdominal / thoracic surgery ... • General anesthesia ... • Duration of anesthesia ... anesthesiology #anesthesia ... #surgery #causes
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery if possible ... • Consider surgery ... related cause ... If laparoscopic surgery ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... surgery if possible ... potential surgical causes ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Caused by an accumulation ... cardiothoracic surgery ... help and inform clinical ... strategy. ❼ If clinically ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
in Anaesthesia ... 39 C this is a clinical ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... rapidly complete the surgery ... consultation with cardiology ... Guidelines for crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... something related to surgery ... the reason for surgery ... and treat the cause ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Guidelines for Crises ... hypercarbia as causes ... administered by surgeon ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... Guidelines for crises