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Anaesthesia & Perioperative Care

Agents, adjuvants & monitoring, perioperative anticoagulation & diabetes, obstetric anaesthesia, PDPH and cardiac arrest.

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This collection provides insights into anaesthesia and perioperative care, focusing on monitoring, anticoagulation, diabetes management, and specific challenges like obstetric anaesthesia and post-dural puncture headache. It is aimed at clinicians and students involved in surgical care and anaesthesia practices in Uganda and East Africa.

01Clinical notesAnaesthesia Types and TechniquesWangaratta Anaesthetic GroupAnesthesiology· 3 pagesAn overview of anaesthesia, describing its purpose, the different types (spinal, epidural, regional) and common techniques used to provide pain relief during surgery.Start here — anaesthesia types & techniques
02Clinical notesAnesthesia Pharmacology: Agents and AdjunctsJoint Special Operations Medical Training Center (JSOMTC)Anesthesiology· 86 pagesA training guide for Special Forces Medics on administering local, regional, and intravenous anesthesia, including pharmacology adjuncts and reversal agents, in accordance with the JSOMTC student manual.Agents & adjuncts
03Clinical notesAdjuvants to AnaesthesiaAnesthesiology· 18 pagesAn introductory guide defining adjuvants to anaesthesia, including their roles in enhancing the safety and effectiveness of anaesthetic drugs, with a focus on premedication, analgesic, and resuscitation drugs.Adjuvants & premedication
04Lecture slidesAnesthesia MonitoringDr. Sharon MpumwireAnesthesiology· 17 pagesAn educational overview of the primary goals, physiological disturbances, and standards of care in perioperative patient monitoring, highlighting the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) guidelines.Read: Basic Anesthesia Monitoring · pp. 1–7Monitoring
05Clinical notesPERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF ANTICOAGULATIONDepartment of Anaesthesia, University Hospitals North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UKAnaesthesiology· 4 pagesThis article describes common anticoagulant therapies and the key elements of risk stratification, providing practical guidance for perioperative management of patients taking these medications.Perioperative anticoagulation
06Clinical reviewsCURRENT PRACTICE IN THE PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS: A NARRATIVE REVIEWDepartment of Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Mater University Hospital, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Outcomes Research Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USAAnaesthesiology· 2023· 11 pagesThis narrative review summarizes the current guidelines and evidence regarding the perioperative management of patients with diabetes mellitus, focusing on preoperative assessment, insulin management, glycaemic control, and postoperative care.Perioperative diabetes
07Lecture slidesOBSTETRIC ANESTHESIAAmeny Ronald, Mugambwa Steven, Dr. Kintu AndrewAnesthesiology· 43 pagesA comprehensive presentation on obstetric anesthesia, covering maternal physiological changes, labor analgesia, regional and general anesthesia techniques, and anesthesia management for complicated pregnancies.Obstetric anaesthesia
08Clinical reviewsDRUG THERAPY FOR TREATING POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE (REVIEW)Hospital de Figueres, Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Iberoamerican Cochrane CentreAnesthesiology· 2015· 3 pagesThis Cochrane review assesses the effectiveness of various drug therapies for treating post-dural puncture headache (PDPH), a common complication following lumbar puncture.PDPH drug therapy
09Clinical reviewsPERIOPERATIVE CARDIAC ARREST: A RARE EVENT WORTH MEASURINGDepartment of Anesthesia, The Permanente Medical Group; University of California San Francisco; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre; University of SouthamptonAnesthesiology· 4 pagesThis editorial discusses the rarity and severity of perioperative cardiac arrest, particularly in emergency surgery patients, and emphasizes the need for tailored care pathways. It highlights the importance of understanding patient and procedure-level factors to mitigate risks.Perioperative cardiac arrest

Collection updated Sep 2026· Access follows each resource's usual availability.

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