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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
adequate lung ventilation ... If circulatory arrest ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Rapidly confirm ventilator ... provide manual ventilation ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
pulse or impending arrest ... bag moving OR ventilator ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Call for cardiac arrest ... volume, low/no PEEP ventilation ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Unexpected cardiac arrest ... ensure adequate ventilation ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
bag moving OR ventilator ... overload / TURP syndrome ... drug interaction, renal ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
bag moving OR ventilator ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... positive pressure ventilation ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Continued airway and ventilation ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
bag moving OR ventilator ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup