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Crises & Problems

Crises & Problems
Category
Crisis or Problem
Research Status
Notes
Pre
Intra
Post
Obstetric
Airway + Breathing
17
a CICO scenario
Not Started
a high risk extubation
Not Started
a pneumothorax
Complete
a pulmonary contusion
Not Started
a tracheobronchial injury
Not Started
a tracheostomy disaster
Not Started
acute pulmonary oedema
Not Started
acute severe asthma
Not Started
an acute exacerbation of COPD
Not Started
an airway disaster on the ward
Not Started
an airway fire
Complete
an inhalational injury
Not Started
flail chest
Not Started
massive haemoptysis
Complete
perioperative aspiration
Not Started
respiratory arrest
Not Started
severe bronchospasm
Not Started
Circulation
26
a fat embolism
Complete
a gas embolism
Not Started
a tension pneumothorax
Not Started
a traumatic aortic disruption
Complete
acute myocardial ischaemia
Complete
an acute aortic dissection
Not Started
an intra-arterial injection
Not Started
cardiac arrest
Not Started
cardiac tamponade
Not Started
coagulopathy in association with trauma or surgery
Not Started
hypercalcaemia
Not Started
hyperglycaemia
Not Started
hyperkalaemia
Complete
hypermagnesaemia
Not Started
hypernatraemia
Not Started
hypocalcaemia
Not Started
hypoglycaemia
Complete
hypokalaemia
Not Started
hypomagnesaemia
Not Started
hyponatraemia and hypoosmolality
Not Started
life-threatening bradycardia
Complete
life-threatening tachycardia
Not Started
metabolic acidosis
Complete
myocardial contusion
Not Started
pulmonary embolism
Not Started
shock
Not Started
Disability
8
acute intracranial/subarachnoid haemorrhage
Not Started
acute spinal cord injury/neurogenic shock
Not Started
acute traumatic brain injury
Not Started
cerebral vasospasm
Not Started
coma
Not Started
prolonged seizures
Not Started
raised intracranial pressure
Not Started
unstable spinal injury
Not Started
Intraoperative
10
bradycardia
Not Started
dyspnoea
Complete
high airway pressures
Not Started
hypercapnia
Not Started
hypertension
Not Started
hypocapnia
Complete
hypotension
Complete
hypoxia
Not Started
oliguria/anuria
Complete
tachycardia
Not Started
Recovery
13
airway compromise
Not Started
altered postoperative mental state
Not Started
delirium
Not Started
emergence delirium
Not Started
failure to wake from anaesthesia
Not Started
hypertension
Not Started
hypotension
Complete
hypoxia
Complete
nausea and vomiting
Not Started
oliguria
Not Started
severe postoperative pain
Not Started
shock
Not Started
tachycardia
Not Started
Other
45
a breathing circuit malfunction (stuck valve, massive leak)
Not Started
a crush injury
Not Started
a high spinal
Not Started
a hyperosmolar, hyperglycaemic state
Not Started
a hypoosmolar state
Not Started
a pericardial effusion in the context of malignancy
Not Started
abdominal sepsis
Not Started
accidental awareness under anaesthesia
Not Started
acute cord compression in the context of malignancy
Not Started
acute drug intoxication
Not Started
acute pancreatitis
Not Started
altitude sickness
Not Started
an Addisonian crisis
Not Started
an anaesthesia machine/ventilator malfunction
Not Started
an ischaemic/haemorrhagic stroke
Not Started
an operating room fire
Not Started
anaphylaxis
Complete
bone cement implantation syndrome
Not Started
botulism
Not Started
burns
Not Started
carbon monoxide poisoning
Not Started
caval obstruction in the context of malignancy
Not Started
cerebral salt wasting syndrome
Not Started
compartment syndrome
Not Started
decompression syndromes
Not Started
diabetes insipidus
Not Started
diabetic ketoacidosis
Not Started
drowning/near drowning
Not Started
electrical power failure in the operating suite
Not Started
electrocution
Not Started
envenomation
Not Started
graft vs host disease
Complete
haematemesis and melaena
Not Started
ischaemic, perforated or obstructed gut
Not Started
local anaesthetic toxicity
Not Started
major abdominal trauma
Not Started
malignant hyperthermia
Not Started
oesophageal perforation
Not Started
perioperative peripheral nerve injury
Not Started
rhabdomyolysis
Complete
sepsis
Not Started
severe hypothermia
Complete
tetanus
Not Started
the failure of pipeline gas supply
Not Started
thyroid storm
Not Started
Obstetric
14
abnormal placental implantation
Not Started
amniotic fluid embolism
Complete
antepartum haemorrhage
Not Started
breech presentation
Complete
cord prolapse
Not Started
eclampsia
Complete
foetal death in utero
Complete
maternal collapse
Complete
neonatal resuscitation
Not Started
postpartum haemorrhage
Not Started
premature labour
Not Started
shoulder dystocia
Not Started
uterine rupture
Not Started
vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)
Not Started


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