New data from the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) led by the Royal College of Anaesthetists in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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This article explores how and why less-than-full-time training is increasing in popularity, with 28% of AiTs now choosing to work LTFT.
A brief interruption of monitoring during transfer of the patient from theatre is only acceptable if the recovery area is immediately adjacent to the operating theatre. Otherwise monitoring should be continued during transfer to the same degree as any ...
A brief interruption of monitoring during transfer of the patient from theatre is only acceptable if the recovery area is immediately adjacent to the operating theatre. Otherwise monitoring should be continued during transfer to the same degree as any other intra or inter hospital transfer.17
If responsibility for care is transferred from one anaesthetist to another, a ‘handover protocol’ should be followed, during which all relevant information about the patient’s history, medical condition, anaesthetic status, and plan should be com...
If responsibility for care is transferred from one anaesthetist to another, a ‘handover protocol’ should be followed, during which all relevant information about the patient’s history, medical condition, anaesthetic status, and plan should be communicated.6
Children should be separated from, and not managed directly alongside adults throughout the patient pathway including in waiting rooms, preassessment clinic rooms and theatre areas, including anaesthetic and recovery areas, as far as possible.19 These ...
Children should be separated from, and not managed directly alongside adults throughout the patient pathway including in waiting rooms, preassessment clinic rooms and theatre areas, including anaesthetic and recovery areas, as far as possible.19 These areas should be child-friendly.
Parents and children should be appropriately educated and equipped with information to address common issues they may face postoperatively, in recovery and on discharge. This information should include leaflets for common procedures highlighting risks ...
Parents and children should be appropriately educated and equipped with information to address common issues they may face postoperatively, in recovery and on discharge. This information should include leaflets for common procedures highlighting risks and these should be developed locally with support from area networks.31
Chapter 6: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Day Surgery 2021
The clinical director should chair a management group and liaise with all those involved in day care. This will include representatives from surgery, anaesthesia, nursing, pharmacy, management, finance, community care both nursing and medical, audit, professions allied to medicine and representatives of patient groups.
The output from consultations with patients at increased risk of mortality or morbidity should be documented in the patient’s medical notes. In addition, mechanisms for clear communication of these consultations to patients, anaesthetists, surgeons, ...
The output from consultations with patients at increased risk of mortality or morbidity should be documented in the patient’s medical notes. In addition, mechanisms for clear communication of these consultations to patients, anaesthetists, surgeons, general practitioners and other healthcare workers should be in place.27
The decision on the most appropriate place for the treatment of a teenager or young person should be made on an individual basis, balancing the expertise of the clinician in the patient’s condition against any effort to fully separate adult patients ...
The decision on the most appropriate place for the treatment of a teenager or young person should be made on an individual basis, balancing the expertise of the clinician in the patient’s condition against any effort to fully separate adult patients from teenagers. Local operating policies should be in place to support this decision.