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COVID-19 patient Extubation
Objective: Extubation of a suspected COVID-19 patient whilst minimising aersolisation of virus particles. Orly
PPE required ... (see Location Risk ... tube 8) Prepare team ... facemask • Hudson mask ... #Extubation #Checklist
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
patients with a pre-existing ... history or risk ... Inform theatre team ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
drinks, clear tea ... up to 2 hours Pre-Op ... Of pulmonary Aspiration ... Anesthesiology. ... Fasting #Guidelines #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
inform theatre team ... oxygen and face mask ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
inform clinical team ... • Diagnostic ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
inform theatre team ... to manage: • Risk ... compression • Risk ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
analgesia (consider risk ... with surgical team ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Temperature rise ... inform theatre team ... Hyperthermia #Crisis #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major Pre-Op ... complications from anesthesia ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... stratification #diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
effusion, INC risk ... PE, Pulmonary amyloidosis ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Malignancy Risk ... Symptomatic: artificial tears