Anaesthetic Emergencies

Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises

Airway Emergencies

Airway assessment-1 Airway assessment-2 Expected difficult airway-1 Expected difficult airway-2 Unexpected difficult airway Failed oxygenation and ventilation Special techniques-1 Special techniques-2 Special techniques-3

Cardiovascular Emergencies

Emergency vascular access Invasive monitoring Perioperative hypotension Perioperative hypertension Perioperative myocardial ischaemia Perioperative arrythmias Cardiac arrest

Primary survey Initial investigations Head injury Large volume resuscitation Spinal cord injury Secondary survey

Human Performance

Human Performance

Anaesthetic Emergencies

Hypoxia High airway pressure Hypercapnia Hypocapnia

Anaesthetic Emergencies

Authors:
Dr. David Vote
Dr. David Olive
Dr. Simon Jones
Dr. Rowan Thomas

St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. Department of Anaesthesia. ©2003