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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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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 ... postoperative cardiac ... #perioperative
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 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 ... . ❷ Call for cardiac ... #Intraoperative
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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
delivery • Pause surgery ... consider: o Cardiac ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... #Intraoperative
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... cardiothoracic surgery ... • Call for cardiac ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Intraoperative