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The patients’ anaesthetist should retain overall responsibility for the patient during the recovery period and should be readily available for consultation until the patient is able to maintain their own airway, has regained respiratory and cardiovas...
The patients’ anaesthetist should retain overall responsibility for the patient during the recovery period and should be readily available for consultation until the patient is able to maintain their own airway, has regained respiratory and cardiovascular stability and is able to communicate, unless this care has been handed over to another named anaesthetist
An anaesthetist should be physically present when a general anaesthetic is administered. In exceptional circumstances, anaesthetists working singlehandedly may be called on briefly to assist with or perform a lifesaving procedure nearby. This is a matt...
An anaesthetist should be physically present when a general anaesthetic is administered. In exceptional circumstances, anaesthetists working singlehandedly may be called on briefly to assist with or perform a lifesaving procedure nearby. This is a matter for individual judgement, and the dedicated anaesthetic assistant should be present to monitor the unattended patient.8
The clinical lead (see glossary) anaesthetist in burn and plastic surgery units will be responsible for the provision of service, teaching, production of guidelines, management, research, and audit, and be able to support quality improvement initiative...
The clinical lead (see glossary) anaesthetist in burn and plastic surgery units will be responsible for the provision of service, teaching, production of guidelines, management, research, and audit, and be able to support quality improvement initiatives. Sufficient time should be included in job plans to support these activities and the continuing professional development of those anaesthetists.
Chapter 18: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Cardiac and Thoracic Procedures 2021
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for the management of adults with severe respiratory failure is currently confined to five UK cardiothoracic centres. Anaesthetists often institute ECMO and support retrieval of patients from non-specialist hospitals. Anaesthetists providing ECMO should be suitably trained.54
Chapter 11: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Inpatient Pain Management 2022
Training for anaesthetists to attain basic, intermediate and higher level competencies in pain medicine, as specified by the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, should be provided. Where higher or advanced pain training is not feasible within an individual hospital, it should be available within the region.60
Chapter 18: Guidelines on the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Cardiac Procedures 2024
Trained anaesthetic assistance, theatre staff and appropriate facilities should be immediately available for emergency resternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass. A suitably trained resident anaesthetist should be immediately available for theatre emergencies and to assist the on-call consultant or autonomously practising cardiac anaesthetist in theatre out of hours.5
Chapter 19: Guidelines on the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Thoracic Procedures 2024
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for the management of adults with severe respiratory failure is centralised in a number of specialist cardiothoracic centres. Anaesthetists often institute ECMO and support retrieval of patients from non-specialist hospitals. Anaesthetists providing ECMO should be suitably trained.29