One in five operations in the UK is for orthopaedic, spinal or trauma surgery. This chapter provides a framework for the conduct of anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery. The patient population A large proportion of patients presenting for orthopaedic surgery are…
Complications are undesirable events arising from anaesthesia. They occur in approximately 10% of anaesthetics. Only the minority of these complications cause lasting harm to the patient. Death complicates five anaesthetics per million given in the UK (0.0005%). Every complication has…
Regional anaesthetic techniques are used for both operative anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia. They are becoming more popular as a result of advances in drugs and equipment and improved techniques of anatomical localisation, particularly ultrasonic location. In addition, there is a…
One in five operations in the UK is for orthopaedic, spinal or trauma surgery. This chapter provides a framework for the conduct of anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery. The patient population A large proportion of patients presenting for orthopaedic surgery are…
Complications are undesirable events arising from anaesthesia. They occur in approximately 10% of anaesthetics. Only the minority of these complications cause lasting harm to the patient. Death complicates five anaesthetics per million given in the UK (0.0005%). Every complication has…
Regional anaesthetic techniques are used for both operative anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia. They are becoming more popular as a result of advances in drugs and equipment and improved techniques of anatomical localisation, particularly ultrasonic location. In addition, there is a…