5 results
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... complications from anesthesia ... echo in the last year ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
inform clinical team ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
inform theatre team ... oxygen and face mask ... over-vigorous attempts at lung ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
inform theatre team ... ❹ Call for MH treatment ... hyperventilate lungs ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Anaesthesia and 
peri-operative care for Jehovah's Witnesses and 
patients who refuse blood 

1. Patients should be
that the medical team ... the time of the team ... Jehovahs #Witnesses #Anesthesia ... #perioperative ... #preoperative #Management