High-risk patients should be discussed in regular specialty multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings with anaesthetic representation. Such an arrangement facilitates robust team decision-making with regard to patient care while minimising delays in the su...
High-risk patients should be discussed in regular specialty multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings with anaesthetic representation. Such an arrangement facilitates robust team decision-making with regard to patient care while minimising delays in the surgical pathway. Clinical time should be agreed in job plans to reflect this commitment. There should be an anaesthetic MDT led by anaesthetists and including cardiologists, respiratory physicians...