Teenagers and young adults will find this leaflet useful for basic information on what to expect when they go into hospital for an operation with a general anaesthetic. It has been written by anaesthetists, working together with patient representatives, parents, and caregivers.
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Standards of accommodation for doctors in training should be adhered to.29 Where a consultant or other autonomously practising anaesthetist is required to be resident, on-call accommodation should be provided.29 ...
Standards of accommodation for doctors in training should be adhered to.29 Where a consultant or other autonomously practising anaesthetist is required to be resident, on-call accommodation should be provided.29
Many procedures do not have to be performed out of hours.32 Anaesthetists and surgeons together should devise departmental protocols for the handling of patients requiring urgent procedures, to allow prioritisation from both surgical and anaesthetic pe...
Many procedures do not have to be performed out of hours.32 Anaesthetists and surgeons together should devise departmental protocols for the handling of patients requiring urgent procedures, to allow prioritisation from both surgical and anaesthetic perspectives.
The RCoA and Association of Anaesthetists currently do not support enhanced roles for AAs until the statutory regulation for AAs is in place. Where such role enhancement exists or is proposed, responsibility should be defined by local governance arrang...
The RCoA and Association of Anaesthetists currently do not support enhanced roles for AAs until the statutory regulation for AAs is in place. Where such role enhancement exists or is proposed, responsibility should be defined by local governance arrangements.3
Trauma and orthopaedic surgery should be included in anaesthetic departmental audit programmes, including ongoing audit of complications and adverse events. The trauma anaesthetists should have provision in their job plan to attend trauma MDT meetings ...
Trauma and orthopaedic surgery should be included in anaesthetic departmental audit programmes, including ongoing audit of complications and adverse events. The trauma anaesthetists should have provision in their job plan to attend trauma MDT meetings for discussion regarding high risk patients.
An appropriately trained and experienced anaesthetist with regular commitments to burn and plastic surgery should be present during the conduct of general and regional anaesthesia for operative procedures, including those procedures requiring intraveno...
An appropriately trained and experienced anaesthetist with regular commitments to burn and plastic surgery should be present during the conduct of general and regional anaesthesia for operative procedures, including those procedures requiring intravenous sedation where it has been agreed that this will be provided by the anaesthetic department.
Anaesthetists should always be supported by dedicated, appropriately skilled and trained assistants, and the recovery facilities should be staffed during all operating hours and have appropriate anaesthetic support until the patient meets agreed discha...
Anaesthetists should always be supported by dedicated, appropriately skilled and trained assistants, and the recovery facilities should be staffed during all operating hours and have appropriate anaesthetic support until the patient meets agreed discharge criteria.9
In order to maintain the necessary repertoire of skills, anaesthetists providing a burn and plastic surgery anaesthetic service should have a regular commitment to the specialty, and adequate time must be made for them to participate in a range of rele...
In order to maintain the necessary repertoire of skills, anaesthetists providing a burn and plastic surgery anaesthetic service should have a regular commitment to the specialty, and adequate time must be made for them to participate in a range of relevant continuing medical education (CPD) activities.
Chapter 18: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Cardiac and Thoracic Procedures 2021
At centres where 24/7 primary percutaneous coronary interventions are performed, and in designated heart attack centres, which include out of hospital cardiac arrest patients, there should be provision for immediate availability of a resident anaesthetist, skilled assistance and appropriate equipment and facilities.
Anticipated difficulty with anaesthesia should be brought to the attention of the anaesthetist as early as possible before surgery. This includes planned admission to a critical care unit, the need for special skills, such as those of fibre optic intub...
Anticipated difficulty with anaesthesia should be brought to the attention of the anaesthetist as early as possible before surgery. This includes planned admission to a critical care unit, the need for special skills, such as those of fibre optic intubation, obesity, complex pain problems or a known history of anaesthetic complications.