Chapter 16: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 2025
Anaesthesia (and surgery) for hip fractures should be undertaken by an appropriately experienced anaesthetist (and surgeon).
Anaesthesia (and surgery) for hip fractures should be undertaken by an appropriately experienced anaesthetist (and surgeon).
Thoracic anaesthetists should be familiar with the normal physiological effects of pregnancy and the general principles of obstetric anaesthesia.
Whether in a dedicated paediatric neurosurgical unit or not, every child requiring elective neurosurgery should have care delivered by an anaesthetist or anaesthetists who possess the relevant competencies as demanded by the patient’s age, disease and comorbidities.
Children should always be managed in accordance with RCoA and Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland recommendations.
The duty anaesthetist should be informed as soon as a woman with a BMI above a locally agreed threshold is admitted.