66-year-old woman undergoing laparotomy for rupture AAA. Prolonged surgery and blood loss of about 4L. Core temperature has dropped to 35°C.

• Hypothermia
  • Define
  • How to measure core body temperature
  • Risk factors for hypothermia
  • Aetiological factors
  • What are complication of hypothermia intra-operativly?
  • Complications of hypothermia in general
  • Prevent hypothermia
  • Types of blankets
• DIC
  • Define
  • Causes of DIC in this patient
  • Mechanism of action of heparin
  • Management
  • Indications for platelet transfusion? Shelf life?
  • Stages of haemostasis? How does vascular surgeon reverse in AAA?
• Blood Transfusions
  • factors deficient in stored blood?
  • How to reduce blood loss intra-op?
  • Define massive transfusion
  • Complications of Massive blood transfusion
• AAA
  • Early post-op complications of AAA?