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Arterial Lines in Anesthesia - Surgery and Patient Indications and Contraindications

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH
Arterial Lines in Anesthesia ... - Surgery and Patient ... Indications and ... Lines #ArtLines #Anesthesia ... #Anesthesiology
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
• Difficult mask ... induction of general anesthesia ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Post-operative Pulmonary ... abdominal / thoracic surgery ... #RiskFactors #pulmonary ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #surgery
Basic preoperative airway assessment conducted by anesthesiologists to assess intubation difficulty, along with the two commonly
Basic preoperative airway ... do so based on airway ... #clinical #management ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #airway #intubation
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... / remove mask, ... Recent head/neck surgery ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management ... #indications #pulmonary
List of some common medications used in the operative setting, with their counterparts that look alike
of some common medications ... for the correct indications ... #management #medication ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
oxygen. ❸ Stop surgery ... if possible – airway ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
• Consider surgery ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... management is in ... , supraglottic airway ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Introduction to several different airways an anesthesiologist can utilize or may encounter in practice, along with
several different airways ... along with their indications ... #clinical #anesthesia ... #anesthesiology ... Laryngeal Mask Airway