Bare Bones Anaesthesia

Chapter 1 - Principles of anaesthesia

1.1 General anaesthesia - the basics

1.2 General anaesthesia - the phases

1.3 Hypnotic agents

1.4 Neuromuscular blockers

Chapter 2 - Pre-operative assessment and planning

2.1 Anaesthetic history

2.2 Airway planning

2.3 Bloods and investigations

2.4 Co-morbidities - altering existing medications

2.5 Drugs to provide

2.6 DVT prophylaxis and other preparations for surgery

2.7 End-stage planning

2.8 Fasting

2.9 Conducting the WHO surgical checklist

Chapter 3 - Conducting anaesthesia

3.1 Induction phase

3.2 Rapid sequence induction

3.3 Maintaining anaesthesia

3.4 End of anaesthesia

Chapter 4 - Types of airway control

4.1 Airway adjuncts

4.2 Definitive airways

4.3 Non-definitive airways

Chapter 5 - Complications of anaesthesia

5.1 Complications

Chapter 6 - Local anaesthesia

6.1 What is local anaesthesia?

6.2 Types of local anaesthesia

6.3 Complications of local anaesthesia

Chapter 7 - Regional anaesthesia

7.1 Peripheral nerve blocks

7.2 Intravenous regional anaesthesia

7.3 Neuraxial anaesthesia

7.4 Epidural anaesthesia

7.5 Spinal anaesthesia

Chapter 8 - Post-operative complications

8.1 Post-operative pain

8.2 Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV)

8.3 Other post-operative complications

8.4 Post-operative pyrexia

Chapter 9 - MCQ and OSCE scenarios

9.1 MCQ questions

9.2 OSCE scenarios

Chapter 10 - Glossary and references

10.1 Glossary

10.2 References