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Crises & Problems

Crises & Problems
Group
Crisis or Problem
Research Status
Notes
Pre
Intra
Post
Obstetric
Categories
17
a CICO scenario
a high risk extubation
a pneumothorax
a pulmonary contusion
a tracheobronchial injury
a tracheostomy disaster
acute pulmonary oedema
acute severe asthma
an acute exacerbation of COPD
an airway disaster on the ward
an airway fire
an inhalational injury
flail chest
massive haemoptysis
perioperative aspiration
respiratory arrest
severe bronchospasm
26
a fat embolism
a gas embolism
a tension pneumothorax
a traumatic aortic disruption
acute myocardial ischaemia
an acute aortic dissection
an intra-arterial injection
cardiac arrest
cardiac tamponade
coagulopathy in association with trauma or surgery
hypercalcaemia
hyperglycaemia
hyperkalaemia
hypermagnesaemia
hypernatraemia
hypocalcaemia
hypoglycaemia
hypokalaemia
hypomagnesaemia
hyponatraemia and hypoosmolality
life-threatening bradycardia
life-threatening tachycardia
metabolic acidosis
myocardial contusion
pulmonary embolism
shock
8
acute intracranial/subarachnoid haemorrhage
acute spinal cord injury/neurogenic shock
acute traumatic brain injury
cerebral vasospasm
coma
prolonged seizures
raised intracranial pressure
unstable spinal injury
10
bradycardia
dyspnoea
high airway pressures
hypercapnia
hypertension
hypocapnia
hypotension
hypoxia
oliguria/anuria
tachycardia
13
airway compromise
altered postoperative mental state
delirium
emergence delirium
failure to wake from anaesthesia
hypertension
hypotension
hypoxia
nausea and vomiting
oliguria
severe postoperative pain
shock
tachycardia
45
a breathing circuit malfunction (stuck valve, massive leak)
a crush injury
a high spinal
a hyperosmolar, hyperglycaemic state
a hypoosmolar state
a pericardial effusion in the context of malignancy
abdominal sepsis
accidental awareness under anaesthesia
acute cord compression in the context of malignancy
acute drug intoxication
acute pancreatitis
altitude sickness
an Addisonian crisis
an anaesthesia machine/ventilator malfunction
an ischaemic/haemorrhagic stroke
an operating room fire
anaphylaxis
bone cement implantation syndrome
botulism
burns
carbon monoxide poisoning
caval obstruction in the context of malignancy
cerebral salt wasting syndrome
compartment syndrome
decompression syndromes
diabetes insipidus
diabetic ketoacidosis
drowning/near drowning
electrical power failure in the operating suite
electrocution
envenomation
graft vs host disease
haematemesis and melaena
ischaemic, perforated or obstructed gut
local anaesthetic toxicity
major abdominal trauma
malignant hyperthermia
oesophageal perforation
perioperative peripheral nerve injury
rhabdomyolysis
sepsis
severe hypothermia
tetanus
the failure of pipeline gas supply
thyroid storm
14
abnormal placental implantation
amniotic fluid embolism
antepartum haemorrhage
breech presentation
cord prolapse
eclampsia
foetal death in utero
maternal collapse
neonatal resuscitation
postpartum haemorrhage
premature labour
shoulder dystocia
uterine rupture
vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)


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