This session outlines the basic definitions of local and regional anaesthesia (LA and RA), and advises when to use each as a sole technique and when to use in combination with general anaesthesia (GA). It also covers consent issues, minimal safety standar
This session outlines the additional problems presented to the anaesthetist by two high risk groups of patients who present commonly for surgery. These patients are those at extremes of age and emergency surgery patients.
This session outlines the main additional problems associated with anaesthesia for patients with four common major conditions; obesity, diabetes mellitus, renal disease and blood and coagulation disorders.
This session explains the importance of consent for anaesthesia and the practical issues of obtaining consent in different patient groups. It looks at the concept of informed consent and the provision of patient information prior to anaesthesia, as well a
This session discusses which tests may be useful before surgery, including the NICE guidelines. It explains why false positives will outnumber true positives for most screening tests in most populations, even tests that are 99 % sensitive and 99 % specifi
This session covers the pre-operative assessment and prediction of difficult airway, including difficult mask ventilation, difficult laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion, difficult laryngoscopy/intubation and difficult tracheal access.
This session describes why history and examination are important when planning anaesthesia. Identifying factors putting the patient at additional risk should be identified prior to surgery so that peri-operative planning can take them into account.
