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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
in Anaesthesia ... • Maintain the airway ... in anaesthesia ... #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
in Anaesthesia ... place and maintain anaesthesia ... and then cardiac arrest ... adequate depth of anaesthesia ... in anaesthesia
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
in Anaesthesia ... inadequate depth of anaesthesia ... pulse or impending arrest ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... in anaesthesia
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
in Anaesthesia ... to surgery or anaesthesia ... • Check ECG rhythm ... , re-establish anaesthesia ... in anaesthesia
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
in Anaesthesia ... unnecessarily deep anaesthesia ... correct depth of anaesthesia ... in anaesthesia ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
in Anaesthesia ... adequate depth of anaesthesia ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... in anaesthesia ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia ... • Maintain the airway ... Call for cardiac arrest ... in anaesthesia ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
in Anaesthesia ... agents and maintain anaesthesia ... • Maintain the airway ... in anaesthesia ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
in Anaesthesia ... current depth of anaesthesia ... (eg. remifentanil ... in anaesthesia ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
in Anaesthesia ... , e.g. suction catheters ... • Deepen anaesthesia ... in anaesthesia ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology