The concept of ‘complexity’ is synonymous with healthcare systems and is becoming increasingly prevalent in perioperative care. Advancing surgical technologies and approaches are driving the complexity of operations.
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Find out more about the three highest-scored abstracts from this year's annual poster competition. The submissions were judged at the College Tutors’ Meeting back in June.
Chapter 9: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for an Obstetric Population 2025
Midwifery care of a pregnant woman receiving regional analgesia in labour should comply with local guidelines that have been agreed with the anaesthetic department. Local guidelines should include required competencies, maintenance of those competencies and frequency of training. If the level of midwifery staffing is considered inadequate, regional analgesia should not be provided.165
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Chapter 10: Guidelines for the Provision of Paediatric Anaesthesia Services 2025
There should be relevant written local guidelines for transfer, with telephone numbers of the receiving unit.
Chapter 14: Guidelines for the Provision of Neuroanaesthetic Services 2025
Agreed local guidelines should include who should be managed under general anaesthesia.
Chapter 11: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Inpatient Pain Management 2022
All guidelines should be dated and regularly reviewed. All guidelines should have a clearly documented author and review date and be published in line with local clinical governance policies with appropriate oversight.
Chapter 6: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Day Surgery 2025
Multimodal analgesia should be used, including regional anaesthesia. Opioid analgesia can be used if required, but the patient should be given advice regarding observing the infant for signs of excessive drowsiness. Additional advice for prescribing for breastfeeding patients can be found in the guideline from Association of Anaesthetists Guidelines on breastfeeding and sedation in breastfeeding women.45
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Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Clinical Quality and Research for the Royal College of Anaesthetists