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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
nutritional status Intraoperative ... abdominal / thoracic surgery ... • General anesthesia ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #surgery
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
management of hypoxia ... have a general treatment ... algorithm #management #treatment ... #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #hypoxia
Arterial Lines in Anesthesia - Surgery and Patient Indications and Contraindications

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH
Arterial Lines in Anesthesia ... - Surgery and Patient ... Lines #ArtLines #Anesthesia ... Contraindications #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Intraoperative Bronchospasm ... oxygen. ❸ Stop surgery ... consider → 2-2 Hypoxia ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
supply, duration of surgery ... Consider stopping surgery ... Consider continuing surgery ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Intraoperative Circulatory ... , tachycardia, hypoxemia ... consult vascular surgeon ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Intraoperative Hypertension ... Breathing - exclude hypoxia ... administered by surgeon ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
agents #management #anesthesia ... #anesthesiology ... #treatment #medications ... Indian Journal of Anaesthesia ... Anesthesia: Essays
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... for Crises in Anaesthesia ... rapidly complete the surgery ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... Treatment depends ... Intracranial blood • Hypoxic ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist