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Miscellaneous issues2. PreoperativeFull set of medical notes should be available including:• Previous surgery/anaesthetics• Details of current medication• Current renal replacement therapy3. Patients should be optimized and have the followinginvestigations• FBC, coagulation• Urea and electrolytes, LFT• ECG• Chest X-ray• Echocardiogram if appropriate4. PremedicationCheck with the anaesthetist5. StarvationFor all patients scheduled for general anaesthetic, regionalblock or local anaesthetic.Morning listAfternoon list6. Postoperative care• Vigilant monitoring• Oxygen therapyOvernight fastWater until 6.00 amLight breakfast at 6.00 amWater until 11.00 amSafer surgery checklistsThe trust is currently undertaking the introduction of the safer surgerychecklists in all surgical areas. This means that you will be asked to234 Anaesthetists Handbook January 2010
Miscellaneous issuestake part in the ‘sign in, time out and sign out’ steps. You must set aprofessional leadership example on this.Sedation requests for diagnostic imaging[Appraised by Dr Edwin Borman, January 2010]You may receive occasional requests to sedate patients fordiagnostic CT or MRI scans. We do not offer such a service as amatter of routine.Refer the person making such a request to the Anaesthesia Office sothat the case can be handled on a planned basis, usually by aconsultant.For ICU patients see page 49; for major head injury see page 208.Sharps injury (exposure to potential contamination)[Appraised by Dr Edwin Borman, January 2010]See page 205 for information about safety cannulas.There is a UHCW policy on this matter. Essential points are that youshould take immediate action where you may have beencontaminated: wash the injury with soap under running water,encourage bleeding, cover the wound with a waterproof dressing andreport it without delay.Every patient is regarded as contaminated with blood-borne viruses.A cross-contamination injury will be treated as a medical emergency.You must contact the senior nurse or manager for the unitimmediately if you sustain a contamination injury.During normal working hours, injuries should be reported to the nursein charge of the relevant area and the Occupational Healthdepartment. Out of normal working hours, injuries should be reportedto the nurse in charge of the relevant area, and you should alsoreport injury to the Emergency Department or the EmergencyAssessment Unit. You will be asked to make a decision whether orAnaesthetists Handbook January 2010 235
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Introduction and scope of guideline
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Introduction and scope of guideline
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Airway assessmentManaging difficult
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Indications for investigationsFull
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Page 255 and 256: IndexIndexAabsence, 68adenotonsille
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