Section 1 Preparation and Optimisation of the Patient for Surgery

1.1 Assessment and Preparation

1.2 Medical Conditions Infl uencing Anaesthesia

1.3 Assessment and Optimisation of Frail and Elderly Patients

1.4 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

Section 2 General Anaesthesia

2.1 Anaesthetic Equipment

2.2 Monitoring

2.3 Inhalational Anaesthesia

2.4 Intravenous Anaesthesia

2.5 Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs

2.6 Airway Management

2.7 Intravascular Techniques, Fluid Administration and Blood Transfusion

2.8 Acid-Base and Electrolyte Balance

2.9 Nutrition

2.10 Resuscitation

Section 3 Care of the Patient after Surgery

3.1 Recovery From Anaesthesia

3.2 Acute Pain Management

3.3 Complications of Anaesthesia and the Perioperative nPeriod

Section 4 Regional Anaesthesia

4.1 Local Anaesthetic Agents

4.2 Peripheral Nerve Blockade

4.3 Central Neuraxial Blockade

Section 5 Anaesthesia for Various Procedures

5.1 Abdominal Surgery

5.2 Cardiac Surgery

5.3 Day Surgery

5.4 Endocrine Surgery

5.5 Gynaecological Surgery

5.6 Neonatal and Paediatric Surgery

5.7 Neurosurgery

5.8 Obstetric Anaesthesia

5.9 Ophthalmic Surgery

5.10 Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery

5.11 Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

5.12 Otorhinolaryngology

5.13 Plastic Surgery and the Care of Burns

5.14 Thoracic Surgery

5.15 Anaesthesia in Unusual Environments

5.16 Urological Surgery

5.17 Vascular Surgery

Section 6 Non-Acute Pain

6.1 Chronic Pain

Section 7 Training and Standards in Anaesthesia

7.1 Standards, Education, Safety and Quality Improvement

Appendix 1: Dictionary of Adult Medical Disorders

Appendix 2: Dictionary of Paediatric Medical Disorders