SA275 - Crisis Management in Anesthesia: What to Worry About & How to Fix It

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

5:00 PM – 5:50 PM

Location: Oceanside B, Level 2

Earn 1 CE Hours

Presenter(s)

Ralph C. Harvey, DVM, MS, DACVAA (he/him/his)

Chair, Veterinary Advisory Board
PainTrace/BioTraceIT Corporation
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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Moderator(s)

Joyce A. Login, DVM

ZOETIS
Princeton, NJ, United States

Things can go wrong. We'll discuss the challenges we face in common and less-common anesthetic emergencies and complications through clinical case examples. We will emphasize how to recognize developing problems, turn around a problem situation so early that a crisis is averted, and best deal with disasters as they unfold.

Learning Objectives:

Describe common challenges in anesthetic emergencies
Discuss strategies to mitigate complications using clinical case examples
Learn ways to recognize problems early and techniques to minimize complications
Realize that anesthesia is not hours of boredom and moments of sheer panic. Vigilance is mandatory.