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Provisions should be made for the assessment and management of pain in older people, and more specifically in those with dementia.37 ...
Provisions should be made for the assessment and management of pain in older people, and more specifically in those with dementia.37
Mechanisms for the early recognition of patients requiring specialist postoperative input from geriatrician led services and/or critical care should be developed. These should include patients at risk of or presenting with delirium, multiple medical co...
Mechanisms for the early recognition of patients requiring specialist postoperative input from geriatrician led services and/or critical care should be developed. These should include patients at risk of or presenting with delirium, multiple medical complications, functional decline or complex discharge planning.
In the postoperative period, the safety of obese patients may be improved by supplemental oxygen, non-invasive ventilation (continuous positive airway pressure), monitoring of sedation, and ideally continuous pulse oximetry and the post-anaesthesia car...
In the postoperative period, the safety of obese patients may be improved by supplemental oxygen, non-invasive ventilation (continuous positive airway pressure), monitoring of sedation, and ideally continuous pulse oximetry and the post-anaesthesia care unit should have the necessary equipment and staff to provide this.43
Some patients who are housebound and have difficulty in accessing primary or secondary care may benefit from a home visit for their preoperative assessment and preparation. The same may apply to prisoners detained in HM Prison Service. ...
Some patients who are housebound and have difficulty in accessing primary or secondary care may benefit from a home visit for their preoperative assessment and preparation. The same may apply to prisoners detained in HM Prison Service.
Chapter 6: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Day Surgery 2021
Theatre and anaesthetic related equipment should always be equivalent to that provided for inpatient surgery. It should be regularly maintained and where possible standardised across all theatre suites within a hospital.24
Chapter 6: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Day Surgery 2021
The recommended Association of Anaesthetists standards of anaesthetic monitoring should be met for every patient.25
Chapter 6: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Day Surgery 2021
Full resuscitation equipment and drugs should be provided as outlined by the Resuscitation Council and hospital policy.26