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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
dantrolene and cardiac arrest ... replacement therapy later ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Guidelines for Crises ... and discuss with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Call for cardiac arrest ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Guidelines for Crises ... and then cardiac arrest ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Guidelines for Crises ... patient in left lateral ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Guidelines for Crises ... Call for cardiac arrest ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Guidelines for Crises ... pulse or impending arrest ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Guidelines for Crises ... Guidelines for crises ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup