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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Upper abdominal / thoracic ... surgery • General ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #surgery ... #causes
Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Stephen DeVries, PA-C @SDeVriesPAC

#Heart #Transplant #Donor #thoracic #surgery #CTS
Transportation - Organ ... Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS # ... video #beating #cardiac ... Transportation #OCS #organ
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... cardiothoracic surgery ... • Call for cardiac ... • Diagnostic ... #Tamponade #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
sepsis with end organ ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... abandon or limit surgery ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
surgery if possible ... consider: o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Septic Shock Acute Organ ... Head and neck • Thoracic ... #Algorithm #causes
Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Vandy Perfusion and Donor Recovery team travel over 4000
Transportation - Organ ... Unsung heroes of thoracic ... Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS # ... video #beating #cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Guidelines for Crises ... rapidly complete the surgery ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... something related to surgery ... the reason for surgery ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... non-essential surgery ... . ❷ Call for cardiac ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis