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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Abstract Patients with acute/inducible porphyrias are at risk of porphyric crisis, particularly in the perioperative period. Drugs administered in the perioperative period, the condition requiring the surgery, stress, and/or fasting…
Abstract Potassium plays an important role in the resting membrane potential of excitable cells such as cardiac myocytes, and disorders of potassium balance can cause life-threatening arrhythmias. Hypokalemia in hospitalized…
Abstract Morbidity and mortality related to thoracic aortic aneurism repair remains high despite advances in endovascular and open techniques. TAA patients are older, carry multiple comorbidities, and present with unique…
