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Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... system including valves ... tamponade → 3-9 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Stop or rapidly complete ... the patient is hypotensive ... consultation with cardiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... • Call for cardiac ... tamponade recurs ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... arrest where other causes ... as a possible cause ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
• If narrow complex ... AND not hypotensive ... system including valves ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
breathing system valves ... • Check ECG rhythm ... Hypothermia Tamponade ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
85% of predicted value ... production to cause ... Bradycardia & hypotension ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Causes: thrombus ... Signs: hypotension ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... over 2 h (>65 kg ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Severe sepsis (hypotension ... likely underlying cause ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist