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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 ... risk discussions, 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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #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
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
something related to surgery ... the reason for surgery ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... 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 ... #Hypotension #Differential ... 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 Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... cardiothoracic surgery ... • Call for cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative