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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
• Difficult mask ... ventilation ... after induction of general ... anesthesia • ... #CriticalCare #
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Intraoperative Patient ... inform theatre team ... • Consider intubation ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Intraoperative Bronchospasm ... inform theatre team ... or oesophageal intubation ... Use appropriate ventilation ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
use of a face mask ... fashion around a central ... means that airway management ... #visualaid #criticalcare ... #intubation #airway
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Intraoperative Laryngospasm ... inform theatre team ... Consider tracheal intubation ... Continued airway and ventilation ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
immediate clinical team ... adequate lung ventilation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... filter • N95 mask ... ECMO center or team ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... inform theatre team ... airway or tracheal intubation ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
- Team Roles to ... or to setup the ventilator ... open for: a) Anesthesia ... #Assignments #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
to the theatre team ... presume oesophageal intubation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management