Supplementary oxygen should be available for transport after general anaesthesia.5 ...
Supplementary oxygen should be available for transport after general anaesthesia.5
Supplementary oxygen should be available for transport after general anaesthesia.5
Airway adjuncts should be available in the post-anaesthesia care unit to minimise the incidence of upper airway obstruction that may lead to post obstructive pulmonary oedema and severe hypoxaemia.5
Patient information should be continuously recorded and updated (in electronic or written format). Anaesthetic Information Management Systems, a specialised form of electronic health record, should be considered as electronic patient charts in the perioperative and recovery period as they provide a more accurate and complete reflection of the patient’s perioperative physiologic parameters.19
Staff should have regular training in the application of the legislation determining mental capacity in the part of the UK in which they are working and should have defined access to patient advocates.186 This is a rapidly changing area and clinicians should have access to expert advice.
Hospitals should have policies to support patients and staff of diverse religious beliefs and cultural backgrounds.136
Hospitals should have arrangements in place to provide language support, including interpretation and translation services (including sign language and Braille). This information should comply with the NHS England Accessible Information Standard.187
Protocols and equipment should be available for the postoperative management of various symptoms, signs and conditions deemed locally appropriate. Such examples include the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting, pain relief of patients with chronic pain,21 hypothermia, blood transfusion, fluid therapy, diabetes,22,23 acute coronary syndrome, the deteriorating and dying patient,24 delirium, respiratory diseases, hypotension, hypertension and vulnerable adults and children.
If a patient has known visual or hearing impairment or wears dentures, then their corrective lenses/hearing aid/dentures should be readily accessible and available postoperatively.25