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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Risk Factors Associated ... Complications Preoperative ... health • > 70 year ... • Duration of anesthesia ... anesthesiology #anesthesia
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... complications from anesthesia ... echo in the last year ... medical and surgical management ... #perioperative
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
Guidelines for Preoperative ... drinks, clear tea ... hunger - LOWER risk ... to Reduce the Risk ... Fasting #Guidelines #Anesthesia
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... #Perioperative ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... Problem: ✖ Each year ... • High Bleed-Risk ... postoperative #DOAC #Perioperative ... #Management #Treatment
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... pre-existing history or risk ... Inform theatre team ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
analgesia (consider risk ... with surgical team ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
inform theatre team ... to manage: • Risk ... compression • Risk ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... to the theatre team ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... Temperature rise ... inform theatre team ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management