Why Arresting in the Perioperative Period Has Better Outcomes: Anesthesia ACLS (includes complex cases)
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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's Critical Care Congress features internationally renowned faculty and content sessions highlighting the most up-to-date, evidence-based developments in critical care medicine. This is a presentation from the 2021 Critical Care Congress held virtually from January 31-February 12, 2021.
Learning Objectives
- Describe differences in etiology, epidemiology, and management of cardiac arrest in the perioperative period
- Identify rare and complex prearrest circulatory crises that require immediate response in the preoperative setting
- Manage various forms of shock that may devolve into cardiac arrest
- Discuss the role of the surgeon during cardiac arrest in the operating room and perioperative period
- Compare the anesthesia advanced cardiac life support algorithm to the American Hospital Association algorithm and discuss the differences in medication choices
Epidemiology and History of Anesthesia ACLS
Talia K. Ben-Jacob
The Role of the Surgeon in Perioperative Cardiac Arrest
John Chovanes
Discrepancies in Medication Administration
Kayla A. Nichols