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PREPARATION FOR ANAESTHESIA A surgeon’s role is to carry out, in cooperation with the anaes - the...

Pain control in malignant disease Pain is a common symptom associated with cancer, even more so d...

Learning objectives To gain an understanding of: Techniques of anaesthesia and airway maintenance...

Management of the airway during anaesthesia Loss of muscle tone as a result of general anaesthe...

Monitoring and care during anaesthesia A minimum basic monitoring of cardiovascular parameters i...

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KEY PRINCIPLES OF ANAESTHESIA Optimum patient care is dependent on a collaborative approach by th...

LOCAL ANAESTHESIA Local anaesthetic drugs ( Table 23.2 ) may be used to provide anaesthesia and a...

GENERAL ANAESTHESIA General anaesthesia is commonly described as the triad of unconsciousness, an...

HISTORY Anaesthesia, as we know it today , was first successfully demon strated by William Morton,...

Chronic pain Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists or recurs for more than 3 months. In ch...

Common local anaesthesia techniques Topical anaesthesia /uni25CF EMLA (eutectic mixture of local...

Preoperative assessment A key component to successful day surgery is a well-informed, well-prepar...

SELECTION CRITERIA Surgical Surgical techniques have progressed significantly and now cause less p...

Social Social criteria for day surgery include: /uni25CF Adequate housing conditions such as heat...

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Learning objectives To understand: The key components of the day surgery pathway • Which surgical...

Medical With the developments of anaesthesia and surgery , there should be very few restrictions...

Discharge The expectation by the patient and healthcare team should be that the patient will be g...

EMERGENCY DA Y SURGERY Many emergency surgical procedures are minor and non-life-threatening. Pat...