There should be same day availability of echocardiography investigations, including echo and ultrasound scanning. ...
There should be same day availability of echocardiography investigations, including echo and ultrasound scanning.
There should be same day availability of echocardiography investigations, including echo and ultrasound scanning.
Neuroradiology support should be available 24/7 for interpretation of neuroimaging.
In hospitals with dedicated neuroanaesthesia service there should be dedicated neurology input available.
Online imaging results from referring hospitals and within the neuroscience centre should be available locally, and consideration should be given to the provision of remote access for all anaesthetists who provide cover to neuroanaesthesia out of hours.
There should be onsite laboratory provision, or near patient testing, for blood gases, serum electrolytes, platelet function assay, activated clotting time and thromboelastography, to allow safe management of patients in the operating theatre.24
Rapid access to other biochemical and haematological investigations and blood transfusion should be provided.25
Transfer times between the procedure room and critical care should be minimised. In new buildings, this may be achieved by having theatres, the critical care unit and radiological facilities within close proximity and preferably on the same floor. An integrated approach should be taken when planning new facilities.26
Postoperative recovery facilities, with appropriately trained staff and equipment, should be available to all neurosurgical and neuroradiological patients undergoing surgery, both elective and emergency.28