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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
in Anaesthesia ... . ❸ Call for cardiac ... • Maintain the airway ... in anaesthesia ... #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... unnecessarily deep anaesthesia ... correct depth of anaesthesia ... in anaesthesia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
in Anaesthesia ... inadequate depth of anaesthesia ... remember to tailor treatment ... in anaesthesia ... #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
in Anaesthesia ... bradycardia – difficulty ... or tracheal intubation ... in anaesthesia ... #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
in Anaesthesia ... Treatment depends ... Prolonged epidural anaesthesia ... in anaesthesia ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
in Anaesthesia ... to surgery or anaesthesia ... , re-establish anaesthesia ... in anaesthesia ... #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
in Anaesthesia ... agents and maintain anaesthesia ... • Maintain the airway ... in anaesthesia ... #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia ... , e.g. central line ... • Maintain the airway ... in anaesthesia ... #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
in Anaesthesia ... other, more common causes ... priority. ❼ Maintain anaesthesia ... in anaesthesia ... #Workup