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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... team of problem ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... Allergic reaction / anaphylaxis ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
treatment pack ... require prolonged treatment ... an appropriate critical ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... with surgical team ... ischaemia → 3-12 o Anaphylaxis ... 1 o Cardiac tamponade ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
on POCUS Good ... swinging heart in pre tamponade ... EKG from same patient ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Clinical ... #Cardiology #Swinging
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... amniotic (→ 3-5); anaphylaxis ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Pericarditis, Tamponade ... EKG Findings: ... Low voltage Treatment ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
inform theatre team ... . ❼ Use rapid infusion ... equipment. ❽ Discuss management ... interventional radiology ... an appropriate clinical
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
to the theatre team ... • Check ECG rhythm ... Hypothermia Tamponade ... 10) Acidosis Anaphylaxis ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
and Tamponade on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #A4C #cardiology