Hypotension after induction
Educational use only. Not clinically reviewed78-year-old woman for Laparotomy. About 12 simulated minutes.
What you will practise
- Dose the induction for the patient in front of you, not for the textbook adult.
- Keep the mean arterial pressure up.
- Work out whether the pressure fell because the vessels dilated or because the tank is empty, and treat that.
- Establish ventilation before saturation falls.
Review and sources
Not clinically reviewed. No clinician has signed this scenario.
- Salmasi V, et al. Anesthesiology 2017;126:47-65
- Walsh M, et al. Anesthesiology 2013;119:507-15
- ASA Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring
Open Sim Lab is an educational simulator, not for clinical use. It is not a clinical decision-support tool, not a dosing calculator, and is not validated for any decision affecting a real patient.