Must Know Anesthesia Topics

Preoperative Investigations Guidelines  Preoperative investigations should not be ordered as a routine battery of tests for every patient. The decision should be based on the patient’s clinical condition, comorbidities, medications, age, and the type and extent of surgery. Two commonly referenced guidelines are: Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA) Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Investigations — Indian […]

AIRWAY ASSESMENT  Objectives of airway assessment Identify a potentially difficult airway. Anticipate the type of difficulty likely to occur. Prepare appropriate equipment and personnel. Develop a primary and alternative airway plan. Maintain oxygenation throughout airway management. Reduce airway trauma and complications. Anticipate difficulty with extubation and reintubation. No single airway examination test can reliably predict

Pre-Anaesthetic Check-up (PAC) Objectives of PAC The Pre-Anaesthetic Check-up (PAC) is a systematic evaluation performed before anaesthesia to assess the patient’s current health status, identify potential preoperative risks, optimise the patient, and formulate an individualised anaesthetic plan. The main objectives are: Assess the patient’s current health status Identify existing medical conditions and their severity. Assess