Welcome

The Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association (OAA) was formed in 1969 to promote the highest standards of anaesthetic practice in the care of mother and baby and has an international membership of over 2000.

The OAA provides both education and training for anaesthetists and other practitioners in the UK and overseas and a resource for women seeking information about pain relief in labour and anaesthesia for Caesarean section. 

For those wishing to join please see Membership pages for more details.   

 

NPSA - safer spinal needles

GUIDELINE Initiative
Read guidelines examples

 

Classification of Urgency of CS

View High BMI
leaflet

 

- view the International Page with links to Obstetric Anaesthesia activities around the world

OAA Approved Surveys

- see lists of all Surveys which have been granted the OAA Seal of Approval since 1999.  If you or any of your colleagues can provide further details/links for any of these surveys please contact the Secretariat.

 

GENERAL:

Free Paper Oral and Poster Abstracts

- view all Free Paper Oral and Poster Abstracts from OAA Annual meetings going back to 1991.

                                                                                          

 

GUIDELINE Initiative:  

Non-members are invited to view two groups of Guideline examples, as highlighted on the list below.   

Members - Log on to the members' area to view all examples as listed in the chart below.  

Guideline examples are now available for:


Antacid prophylaxis  

Epidural haematoma                      

High Regional block

Referral to anaesthetist

Regional Analgesia and Coagulation

Failed intubation

MEOWS

Remifentanil 

CPR in Pregnancy

High BMI

Oral intake in labour

Accidental dural puncture 

Cell salvage

HDU - criteria for admission and discharge

Postdural puncture headache

 Anaesthetic charts 


Regional analgesia

 Local anaesthetic toxicity

 

  

 

The next group to be looked at by the Group include:

  • Management of hypotension during regional block
  • General anaesthesia for caesarean section
  • TAP blocks 
  • Analgesia post caesarean section

Please submit examples to Hilary Swales via Guidelines page in members' area as soon as possible.

  

 

 

                            

 

If you have any comments, criticisms or suggestions about this site,
please e-mail David Levy

 

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