Mod 7a-triage Flashcards
What is the triage score used for?
Deciding on urgency of surgery
What is a blue triage score
elective surgery
what is a green triage score
surgery withing 24hrs
what is a yellow triage score
surgery withing 6hrs
what is an orange triage score
surgery within 2 hrs
What is a red triage score
absolute emergency
What 3 factors must always be assessed in patients going into surgery?
Triage- urgency of surgery
ASA grading- patients baseline status
Optimization- is it feasible, is it necessary, is it achievable
What is ASA grade 1
a normal healthy patient
What is ASA grade 2
A patient with mild systemic disease and no functional limitations
what is asa grade 3
A patient with moderate to severe systemic disease that results in some
functional limitation, but not incapacitating
What is asa grade IV
A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life and incapacitating
What is ASA grade V
A moribund patient that is not expected to live for more than 24 hours with or without the surgery
What is ASA grade VI
A brain-dead patient whose organs are being harvested
What is ASA GRADE E
If the procedure is an EMERGENCY, the physical status is followed by and “E
What will a chronic disease always have for anaesthesia and surgery
will always confer risk
What 5 things interact to contribute to the risk of a patient?
chronic diseases
type of surgery
type of anaesthesia
urgency of surgery
baseline status
Why is an open fracture triage colour yellow?
risk of infection
What are the major cardiac comorbidities in anaesthesia
Hpt
IHD
CCF
VHD
What are the major resp comorbidities in anaesthesia
asthma
copd
infectious diseases
true or false: renal impairments/comorbidities contribute to risks in anaesthesia
true
Major endocrine comorbidities in anaesthesia
DM
Thyroid disease
Obesity
