Anaesthesia Guidelines

Analgesia

• Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Adult Clinical Guideline
• Continuous Local Anaesthetic Infusions For Post Operative Pain Relief
• Guideline For Peri And Post Operative Pain Control For Complex Patients
• Ketamine as an Analgesic Agent: Acute and Perioperative Pain, Chronic Pain and Palliative Care Clinical Guideline
• Guideline For Management Of Leg Weakness With Epidural Analgesia
• Care of Epidural Infusions in Adults Clinical Guideline
• Intravenous Opioids For Adults In Recovery Areas - 'The Recovery Protocol'
• Acute Post Operative Analgesia Guidelines Neuroaxial Blockade Epidural Guidelines
• Analgesic Advice For Ward Doctors
• Remifentanil Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) on Labour Ward Clinical Guideline
• Epidural Analgesia in Labour - Guideline for
• Analgesia Guidelines - Paediatric
• Clinical Guideline for the Care of Epidural Infusions (Adult)

Bariatrics Anaesthesia

• The Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia (SOBA) Guidelines
• Peri-operative management of the obese surgical patient 2015

Blood

• Anaemia in Pregnancy and Post Delivery - Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of
• Maximum Surgical Blood Order Schedule (MBOS)
• Guidelines For Peri Operative Blood Transfusions In Adults
• Blood Transfusion Policy
• Intraoperative Cell Salvage Clinical Guideline

Critical Care

• Critical Care Service page on the Intranet (Staff only)
• Critical Care Service page on the Royal Cornwall Hospitals website
• Critical Care Unit ward page on the Royal Corwnwall Hospitals website
• Critial Care and Resuscitation Policies and Guidelines on the Document Library

General Anaesthesia

• Critical Care And Resuscitation
• Avoidance of Foreign Body Aspiration During Intubation, Advanced Airway Management or Ventilation Clinical Guideline
• Antimicrobial Stewardship Policy
• Analgesia Guidelines - Paediatric
• Dental Damage Under General Anaesthetic Clinical Guideline
• Maximum Surgical Blood Order Schedule (MBOS)
• Analgesic Advice For Ward Doctors
• Acute Post Operative Analgesia Guidelines Neuroaxial Blockade Epidural Guidelines
• Continuous Local Anaesthetic Infusions For Post Operative Pain Relief
• Peri and Post-Operative Pain Control for Complex Pain Patients Clinical Guideline
• Ketamine as an Analgesic Agent: Acute and Perioperative Pain, Chronic Pain and Palliative Care Clinical Guideline
• Guideline For Management Of Leg Weakness With Epidural Analgesia
• Care of Epidural Infusions in Adults Clinical Guideline
• Clinical Guideline for the use of Intravascular Catheters in Adults at RCHT
• Acute kidney injury (AKI) guideline
• A Policy for Fasting Patients Who Require Anaesthesia or Intravenous Sedation
• Management of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Guideline
• Intravenous Opioids For Adults In Recovery Areas - 'The Recovery Protocol'
• Pre-Operative Assessment (POA) Guidelines
• Guidelines For Peri Operative Blood Transfusions In Adults
• Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting Clinical Guideline
• Blood Transfusion Policy
• Use of Throat Packs in Theatres Clinical Guideline
• Thrombosis Prevention and Anticoagulation Policy
• Intraoperative Cell Salvage Clinical Guideline
• SS11 Diagram: Are You Worried About the Welfare of a Child or Young Person Aged Less Than 18 Years? (Staff only)
• Peri-Operative Management of Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) Clinical Guideline
• Management of Adult Patients with Diabetes Mellitus during Surgery or Elective Procedures Clinical Guideline
• Intra and Post-Operative Handover of Care Between Anaesthesia and Recovery Clinical Guideline
• Peripheral Administration of Noradrenaline (PNA) Clinical Guideline

Geographical Regional Guidelines

• Bristol Children's Hospital guidelines for paediatric surgery and peri-operative management

Human Factors

• Theatre Practice Standards Generic

Infection Control

• Let's Wash

Local Governance

• Policy and Procedure Template
• Clinical Guideline Template
• Policy for the Development and Management of Knowledge, Procedural and Web Documents (The Policy on Policies)
• Capital and Revenue Business Case Production and Approval Process Policy
• Medical Devices Training Policy
• Medical Device and Equipment Management Policy
• The Introduction of New Interventional Procedures Policy

Manual Handling

• Theatre Practice Standards Anaesthetics

National Guidelines

• Association of Anaesthetists maintain a comprehensive series of guidelines on clinical, ethical and managerial issues related to anaesthesia.
• Click here to access there
• MHRA Pacemaker and ICD Guidelines

Obstetrics Anaesthesia

• Severely Ill Obstetric Woman - The Management and Early Recognition Of
• Anaemia in Pregnancy and Post Delivery - Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of
• Increased Body Mass Index ( BMI ) in Pregnancy, Labour and Post Delivery - Clinical Guideline for the Management of a Woman With
• BMI ≥ 60 and pregnant people of higher weight > 130kg Delivery Suite Management Standard Operating Procedure
• Epidural Analgesia in Labour - Guideline for
• Remifentanil Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) on Labour Ward Clinical Guideline
• Eclampsia and severe pre-eclampsia
• www.oaa-anaes.ac.uk
• Intraoperative Blood Cell Salvage For Obstetrics
• Anaemia in Pregnancy and Post Delivery - Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of
• Failed Intubation For The Obstetric Patient - Clinical Guideline
• Epidural Analgesia in Labour - Guideline for
• Clinical Guideline for General Anaesthesia for Caesarian Section Indications
• Guideline for the management of accidental dural puncture
• Obstetric Haemorrhage Clinical Guideline
• Declining Blood Products in Maternity Clinical Guideline

Other National and International Guidelines

• Guidance on low-flow anaesthesia (publication from Draeger)
• Royal anaesthesia in the anti-coagulated patient (Consensus statement of the American Society for Regional Anaesthesia 2002)
• Management of glucocorticoids during the peri-operative period for patients with adrenal insufficiency

Paediatric Anaesthesia

• Bristol Children's Hospital guidelines for paediatric surgery and peri-operative management
• SS11 Diagram: Are You Worried About the Welfare of a Child or Young Person Aged Less Than 18 Years? (Staff only)
• Analgesia Guidelines - Paediatric

Patient Positioning

• Theatre Practice Standards Anaesthetics

Pre-Assessment

• Pre-Operative Assessment (POA) Guidelines
• A Policy for Fasting Patients Who Require Anaesthesia or Intravenous Sedation

Sedation

• Sedation of Paediatric Patients and Young People Clinical Guideline

Sharps Management

• Theatre Practice Standards Surgical

Staff Injury

• Health and Safety General Policy

Theatre Practice Standards Guidelines

• Theatre Practice Standards Surgical
• Theatre Practice Standards Generic
• Theatre Practice Standards Anaesthetics
• Theatre Practice Standards Post Anaesthetic Care

Trauma & Orthopaedics

• Theatre Practice Standards Anaesthetics

• Enhanced Recovery Programme For Total Knee Replacement Clinical Guideline
• Enhanced Recovery Programme for Total Hip Replacement Clinical Guideline

• Anaesthesia for Patients with Fractured Neck of Femur Clinical Guideline
• Chest Wall Injury Pathway

External links

• Peninsula Major Trauma Guidelines