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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Post-operative Pulmonary Complications ... nutritional status Intraoperative ... abdominal / thoracic surgery ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #surgery
Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
neuromuscular blockade - Differential ... blockade #Prolonged #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Anesthesiology ... #Causes #complications
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... - Differential ... Verify BP (e.g. surgeon ... oxygenation) - Inform surgeon ... #Differential #
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
of Nutritional Complications ... after Bariatric Surgery ... Failure Metabolic Complications ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Treatment #Complications
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
supply, duration of surgery ... Consider stopping surgery ... Consider continuing surgery ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Hypertension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypertension in Anesthesiology ... - Differential ... Verify BP (e.g. surgeon ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... #Differential #
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Trauma or epidural hematoma ... Signs / Symptoms / Complications ... immediate MRI and surgery
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Intraoperative Circulatory ... consult vascular surgeon ... N2O • Tell surgeon ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Complications after ... Bariatric Surgery ... treatment, but high complication ... #Complications ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Intraoperative Bronchospasm ... oxygen. ❸ Stop surgery ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative