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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Local Anaesthetic ... collapse: sinus bradycardia ... • Local anaesthetic ... #Local #Anaesthetic ... #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... Consider other causes ... • Local anaesthetic ... #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
autonomic effects of neuraxial ... tamponade → 3-9 o Local ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... Also consider: central ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... (→ 3-1); malignant ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
, e.g. central line ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... • Infiltrate local ... #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
tone Drug error Local ... 10) Acidosis Anaphylaxis ... #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup