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Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Management: 

• increase Fi02 to 100% - verify!
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology ... check ETC02 / peak airway ... pressure • hand ventilate ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Anesthesiology
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Difficult mask ventilation ... Difficult surgical airway ... of spontaneous ventilation ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
or in patient’s airway ... • Discontinue ventilation ... • Re-establish ventilation ... • Re-establish ventilation ... #Fire #Anesthesiology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... cause of increased airway ... bag moving OR ventilator ... switching to hand ventilation ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
if possible – airway ... or supraglottic airway ... Use appropriate ventilation ... . ⓬ If raised airway ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
obstructing the airway ... sure that the airway ... 2-3 Increased airway ... and ventilation ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
oxygen delivery, airway ... bag moving OR ventilator ... • Confirm airway ... • Feel the airway ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
bag moving OR ventilator ... • Confirm airway ... relaxation to optimise ventilation ... assist/increase ventilation ... Hypoxia #Cyanosis #Anesthesiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
oxygen delivery, airway ... bag moving OR ventilator ... • Check airway ... AND airway device ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
bag moving OR ventilator ... Check position of airway ... • Confirm airway ... • Feel the airway ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology