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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
: s/p Coronary Angiography ... or Cardiac Surgery ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... surgery, endocarditis ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... unconscious, signs of cardiac ... rapidly complete the surgery ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Ex-vivo angiography of a transplant heart. Further widening of the donor pool!

- James Nadel @jimmy_nardel

#Exvivo #angiography
Ex-vivo angiography ... jimmy_nardel #Exvivo #angiography ... transplant #heart #cardiac ... #thoracic #surgery ... #cts #clinical
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... something related to surgery ... the reason for surgery ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
delivery • Pause surgery ... consider: o Cardiac ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... cardiothoracic surgery ... • Call for cardiac ... • Diagnostic ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
unexplained loss of cardiac ... consult vascular surgeon ... N2O • Tell surgeon ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
delivery • Pause surgery ... • Consider surgery ... be replaced or its ... If laparoscopic surgery ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... abandon or limit surgery ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... non-essential surgery ... . ❷ Call for cardiac ... pressure < 50 mmHg or cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis