Head and neck surgery includes a wide spectrum of surgical interventions, ranging from short daycase procedures to long and complex operations.1 The requirements for providing anaesthesia services for routine head and neck surgery, such as tonsillectomy, will be different to those required to provide anaesthesia for major or complex surgery. There should be recognition that routine head and...
Perioperative care refers to the practice of patient-centred, multidisciplinary and integrated clinical care for patients from contemplation of surgery until full recovery. Good perioperative care should improve the patient experience, quality and satisfaction with care. It should improve the health of populations, including returning to home/work and quality of life, and should reduce the per capita cost of healthcare...
