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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Local Anaesthetic ... Signs of severe ... • Local anaesthetic ... #Local #Anaesthetic ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Also consider: central ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... amniotic (→ 3-5); anaphylaxis ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... • Maintain the airway ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
tamponade → 3-9 ... o Local anaesthetic ... #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
hypnosis as soon as clinical ... that may mimic signs ... • Local anaesthetic ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
tone Drug error Local ... #Differential # ... Anesthesiology # ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... of more of the signs ... • Maintain the airway ... Anesthesiology # ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Bronchospasm → 3-4 o Anaphylaxis ... tamponade → 3-9 ... Hypoxia #Cyanosis #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Management
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
in Anaesthesia ... determined by local ... #Arrest #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis