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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Inform theatre team ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... #Perioperative ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
airway expertise e.g ... trolley and then cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Workup
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
inform theatre team ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
unexplained loss of cardiac ... over 2 h (>65 kg ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
with surgical team ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
inform clinical team ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
inform theatre team ... interventional radiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
immediate clinical team ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup