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Ventricular Fibrillation in Real Time

This was recorded at the conclusion of a swine experiment prior to
Ventricular Fibrillation ... prior to tissue harvest ... #VFib #Video #Clinical ... #POCUS #openheart ... CTS #thoracic #surgery
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
prioritized as the critical ... and the primary survey ... #Management #Trauma ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist ... #Resuscitation
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
something related to surgery ... the reason for surgery ... • Follow Resuscitation ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
, asystole and ventricular ... inform immediate clinical ... If circulatory arrest ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
non-essential surgery ... hydrocortisone as part of resuscitation ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
, particularly ventricular ... Call for cardiac arrest ... rapidly complete the surgery ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery ... Call for cardiac arrest ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
ZERO POINT SURVEY (ZPS) - STEPUP Mnemonic

Dubbed the ‘Zero Point Survey’ (ZPS), so called because first
ZERO POINT SURVEY ... assessment and management ... Breathe, Talk, See, Focus ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Arrest #Preshospital
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
abandon or finish surgery ... dantrolene and cardiac arrest ... Plan admission to critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Echocardiogram of Ventricular Tachycardia while still being paced.

You're asked to emergently echo this patient who developed
Echocardiogram of Ventricular ... developed sudden PEA arrest ... after cardiac surgery ... Tachycardia #VTach #POCUS ... #Paced #Clinical