Head injuries often pose problems for anesthesia, the main issues are cranial blood supplay, intracranial pressure, hypoxemia and shock. In severe head injuries, the autoregulation of the brain is often lost, causing the existing ischemic areas to suffer from inadequate blood supply, ensued by extending ischemic areas. Furthermore, intracranial pressure may increase due to intracranial causes. …
Heart puncture wounds are almost always fatal as these wounds lead to massive hemorrhage, dysrythmia, and tamponade or submerges the heart. Management of anesthesia of these cases consist of the standard cardiopulmonary resuciation, the maintenance of airway, adequate ventilation, and circulation by ensuring adequate fluids. Premedications is not always needed as intubation has usually been per…
Head injuries often pose problems for anesthesia, the main issues are cranial blood supplay, intracranial pressure, hypoxemia and shock. In severe head injuries, the autoregulation of the brain is often lost, causing the existing ischemic areas to suffer from inadequate blood supply, ensued by extending ischemic areas. Furthermore, intracranial pressure may increase due to intracranial causes. …