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Anesthesia for the Obese Patient: Preoperative Evaluation, Intraoperative Management, and Postoperative Management

#Anesthesia #Obese #Obesity #Management #Preoperative
Anesthesia for the ... Obese Patient: Preoperative ... Evaluation, Intraoperative ... #Anesthesia # ... #Preoperative
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Complications Preoperative ... nutritional status Intraoperative ... • Duration of anesthesia ... anesthesiology #anesthesia ... #surgery #causes
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... #Perioperative ... #Differential #Causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... the patient’s perioperative ... complications from anesthesia ... patients #Preop #preoperative ... #perioperative
An important part of an anesthesiologist's job is obviously to ensure patient stability during a procedure,
#checklist #anesthesia ... anesthesiology #management ... #preoperative # ... intraoperative #
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Intraoperative Circulatory ... Causes: thrombus ... removal – consult vascular ... #Intraoperative ... #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... 14 o Cardiac valvular ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Intraoperative Sepsis ... devices could have caused ... Discuss ongoing management ... #Intraoperative ... #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Intraoperative Hypertension ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup