Clinical Guidelines

Here we have collected together our choice of national and local guidelines, selected for their quality and provided for you to adopt and adapt for your own needs.


National Guidelines

Management of
Postdural Puncture
Headache (Dec 2019)

Neurological
Monitoring after
Obstetric Neuraxial
Block (March 2020)

Care of the
Critically Ill Woman
in Childbirth (August 2018)

OAA/DAS
Obstetric Airway (2015)

OAA/AAGBI Guidelines for Obstetric Anaesthetic Services (2013)

PPE for COVID-19 (2020)


Local Guidelines

High Risk
Parturients

Conditions that require antenatal referral to the anaesthetist and high BMI

Analgesia for Labour and C-section

Pain relief in labour using epidural and remifentanil. TAP blocks and analgesia after Caesarean section

Complications of Regional Anaesthesia

Inadequate RA, dural puncture and post-dural puncture headache, hypotension, high block, LA toxicity and epidural haematoma


General
Anaesthesia

Oral intake during labour and antacid prophylaxis. General anaesthesia for Caesarean section and Failed Intubation

Massive Haemorrhage and Coagulopathy

Guidelines for cell salvage and for regional anaesthesia in patients with coagulation defects

Standards for Record Keeping

Anaesthetic chart and epidural charts

Maternal Critical
Care

High dependency unit admission, transfer and discharge criteria


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