This leaflet explains why there is a risk that you may develop a chest infection after an operation. A general anaesthetic can affect the normal way that phlegm is moved from the lungs. Pain from the operation may also make it more difficult to cough or breathe deeply, which means there is a higher risk of chest infection.
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Some progress is being made in improving perioperative care for patients undergoing major surgery, but more focus is needed on individualised risk assessment, effective postoperative pain management and support with DRinking, EAting and Mobilising.
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Our Fitter Better Sooner toolkit will help you prepare for surgery and speed up your recovery.
Dr Nicola Kelly, NELA Fellow tells us about the work NELA is conducting work to explore the factors impacting on long-term outcomes after emergency laparotomy.
We hope that this work will not simply add another metric to NELA reports, but will also provide useful information to clinicians, patients and organisations involved in the planning and delivery of emergency surgical care.
The NELA risk-prediction tool was designed to be used to adjust for differences in case mix between Centres but has additionally become an increasingly important tool to support shared decision-making. Population-level risk (as estimated by the NELA risk calculator) can provide a starting point for collaborative discussions, which combine data on risk with patient-specific clinical information and personal wishes.
This article looks at how you can become an AAC (advisory appointments committee) assessor and explains what it can do for you and your department.
You may well ask why you should think of becoming an AAC (advisory appointments committee) assessor. Perhaps it will be too arduous/boring/difficult. We hope to persuade you that this is not the case, and further explain what it can do for you and your department.
When your department appoints a new consultant or specialist doctor, there are specific requirements that must be fulfilled. One of the most important of these is to hold an AAC. This is a legally constituted interview panel established by an employing body. Its function is to decide which, if any, of the applicants is suitable for appointment and to make a recommendation to the employing body.
Dr Fiona Donald tells us her professional highlights so far this year have been the conversations she's had with many of you across the country; helping her understand what you want from your membership and your views on key issues.
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Heritage Series Episode 4: The History of Military Anaesthesia Part 1
In this episode retired Colonel Soundararajan ‘Jag’ Jagdish talks to Professor Peter Mahoney about the early development of military anaesthesia, their lived experiences as deployed military personnel and what went on behind the scenes.
In this episode retired Colonel Soundararajan ‘Jag’ Jagdish talks to Professor Peter Mahoney about the early development of military anaesthesia, their lived experiences as deployed military personnel and what went on behind the scenes.
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Biography of Dr Alastair Hugh Bailey Masson