Chapter 5: Guidelines for the Provision of Emergency Anaesthesia Services 2024
A nurse led sedation service should be supported by an immediately available burn anaesthetist.41
A nurse led sedation service should be supported by an immediately available burn anaesthetist.41
Specialist anaesthetists should be involved in the discussion of referrals and planning when this is conducted in the setting of a multidisciplinary team. This should be recognised in job plans.
Consideration should be given to identifying anaesthetists with advanced airway experience to support colleagues providing care to patients with complex airway emergencies.
Anaesthetists undertaking major vascular surgical cases should be supported by adequately trained assistants who work regularly in the vascular theatres.
Equipment that complies with Association of Anaesthetists standards for anaesthetic monitoring should be available.13
Consideration should be given to identifying anaesthetists with advanced airway experience to support colleagues providing care to patients with complex airway emergencies.
Anaesthetists undertaking major vascular surgical cases should be supported by adequately trained assistants who work regularly in the vascular theatres.
All anaesthetists in training should be appropriately clinically supervised at all times.52
Equipment to comply with the Association of Anaesthetists standards for anaesthetic monitoring should be available.11
The recommended Association of Anaesthetist standards of anaesthetic monitoring should be met for every patient.39