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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Complications Preoperative ... nutritional status Intraoperative ... abdominal / thoracic surgery ... • General anesthesia ... #surgery #causes
Perioperative IBD Pharmacotherapy Management 
Immunomodulators:
 • Stop MTX one week prior to elective surgery
 • Stop
Perioperative IBD ... prednisone) & intraoperative ... stress dose Gastroenterology ... @GIreview #Perioperative ... #gastroenterology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - what is the bleeding ... postoperative cardiac
Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy In-Hospital ACLS Algorithm
Potential Etiology of Maternal Cardiac Arrest:
A - Anesthetic complications
B -
Cardiac Arrest in ... In-Hospital ACLS Algorithm ... Arrest: A - Anesthetic ... complications B - Bleeding ... #Arrest #Algorithm
Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
Perioperative Medications ... has a very high bleeding ... preoperatively to reduce cardiac ... thromboembolic risk and bleeding ... surgeries are high bleeding
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... unconscious, signs of cardiac ... rapidly complete the surgery ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Bleeding from Myocardial Free Wall Rupture secondary to extensive Myocardial Infarction

- Dr. Joaquin Gundelach @JoacoGundelach

#Bleeding
Intraoperative Bleeding ... JoacoGundelach #Bleeding ... #thoracic #surgery ... #CTS #rupture #cardiac ... clinical #video #intraoperative
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Intraoperative Circulatory ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... consult vascular surgeon ... N2O • Tell surgeon ... #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Intraoperative Sepsis ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... abandon or limit surgery ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... • Unexpected cardiac ... non-essential surgery ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative