Patient (ASA I, male, 30 years, 95kg, 190 cm) is on the OR under general anesthesia for planed operation of meningeoma. After preoxygenation propofol 200mg and succinylcholine 100mg was administered IV, he is successfully intubated and relaxed by rocuronium 50mg, sufentanyl 25 µg, Sevorane, O2/Air. The surgeon has finished positioning of the patient and he is ready to drape. You are coming to relieve your older colleague. What do you do after arriving at the OR first?
ABCDE: The ABCDEs approach is applicable in all clinical emergencies for immediate assessment and treatment: A (airway), B (breathing), C (circulation), D (disability), E (exposure).
