Perioperative Complications and Resuscitation · Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology · Clinical Specialties
How it begins
Compendio experto de las complicaciones que amenazan la vida en el perioperatorio: fisiopatología, reconocimiento temprano, manejo protocolizado y algoritmos de reanimación cardiopulmonar avanzada actualizados a las guías AHA/ERC 2024.
What it covers
- General Framework of the Perioperative Period
- Preoperative Evaluation
- · Cardiac Risk Assessment: ACC/AHA 2024 Algorithm
- · Critical Perioperative Drugs: Continue vs. Suspend
- Anesthetic Monitoring
- · ASA Minimum Monitoring Standards
- · Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring
- · Capnography: The Monitor of Monitors
- Laryngospasm
- · Classification and Recognition
- Perioperative bronchospasm
- · Urgent Differential Diagnosis
- Difficult Airway Management
- · Difficult Airway Predictors
- · Airway Rescue Devices
- Mendelson Syndrome (Pulmonary Aspiration)
- · Physiopathology
- · Acute Management
- · Prevention Strategies
- Intraoperative Hypoxemia
- Intraoperative Hypotension
- · Causes and Structured Differential Diagnosis
- Perioperative Arrhythmias
- · New Onset Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter (AFIB-POP)
- · Severe Intraoperative Sinus Bradycardia
- · Prolonged QT and Torsade de Pointes
- AMI and Perioperative ACS
- Intraoperative Cardiorespiratory Arrest
- · PCR in Prone Position
- Intraoperative Awareness
- · Risk Factors
- · Prevention
- Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD) and Postoperative Delirium
- · Pathophysiology: The Neuroinflammatory Paradigm
- · Delirium Prevention Strategies
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)
- · Apfel score for PONV (4 factors × 1 point)
- Perioperative Anaphylaxis
- · Recognition
- Malignant Hyperthermia (MH)
- · Molecular Physiopathology
- · Clinical Signs in Temporal Sequence
- Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST)
- · Signs of LAST: Sequence of Affectation
- Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia
- · Consequences of Perioperative Hypothermia
- · Prevention and Treatment
- Pulmonary Thromboembolism (PTE) Perioperative
- · Perioperative Thrombotic Risk: Caprini Score
- · Intraoperative PET: Presentation and Diagnosis
- Massive Perioperative Hemorrhage
- · Hemostatic Resuscitation
- Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (BLS) — AHA 2024
- · Adult Chain of Survival (AHA 2024)
- · High Quality Chest Compressions: The 5 Parameters
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- · VF/SPVT algorithm (Shockable Rhythm)
- · PEA/Asystole algorithm (Non-Shockable Rhythm)
- The 5H and 5T: Reversible Causes of PCR
- Defibrillation and Electrical Cardioversion
- Post-Resuscitation Care
- · Targeted Temperature Management (TTM)
- · Glycemic Control
- · Post-PCR Neuroprognosis
- Integrated Diagnostic-Therapeutic Algorithms
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- Subject
- Anesthesiology
- Category
- Clinical Specialties
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 65
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02