Cardiovascular Events
Acute Coronary Syndrome Definition Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is an acute imbalance between myocardial O 2 supply and demand that leads to ischemia and infarction. ACS is classified as being…
Equipment Events
Carbon Monoxide in the Anesthesia Circuit Definition Carbon monoxide present in the anesthesia breathing circuit Etiology Carbon monoxide is produced by degradation of volatile anesthetic agents in the presence of…
Neurologic Events
Central Nervous System Injury Definition A central nervous system (CNS) injury is any new neurologic deficit presenting after anesthesia that can be localized anatomically to the brain or spinal cord….
Pulmonary Events
Airway Burn Definition Airway burn is thermal or chemical injury to the mucosa of the airway between the mouth and the alveoli. Etiology Inhalation of hot gases From breathing circuit…
Generic Events
Acute Hemorrhage Definition Acute hemorrhage is the acute loss of a large volume of blood and can be either overt or covert. Overt Can be visualized in the surgical field,…
Metabolic Events
Addisonian Crisis (Acute Adrenal Insufficiency) Definition Addisonian crisis, or acute adrenal insufficiency, is a relative or absolute deficiency of adrenal corticosteroid hormones resulting in hemodynamic or other compromise. Etiology Primary…
Debriefing
What Is Debriefing? The concept of debriefing after a challenging event has become commonplace in the health care simulation world, but debriefing as we describe it in this chapter includes…
Teaching Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management
This book attempts to lay out the principles of learning and teaching anesthesia crisis resource management (ACRM) in anesthesia practice. Although the principles can be summarized in a book, and…
Principles of Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management
Resource Management Is a Crucial Skill for Anesthesia Professionals The concept of resource management is borrowed directly from the domain of aviation. It should be no surprise that we turned…
Fundamentals of Dynamic Decision Making in Anesthesia
This book is about decision making and crisis management in anesthesia. What is a crisis ? It is “a time of great danger or trouble whose outcome decides whether possible…
