Anaesthesia in Rectal Surgery

Anaesthesia in rectal surgery.

Twenty years ago the anaesthetics given at this hospital were with few exceptions of two sorts. For all the small cases such as haemorrhoids, fissures and fistulae a short deep anaesthetic was given. This was administered by means of a Clover's inhaler. For carcinoma of the rectum the routine treatment was a preliminary colostomy, followed two or three weeks later by a perineal excision. Open e...

Spinal Anaesthesia in Spinal Surgery

Regional anaesthesia in ambulatory surgery

Regional anaesthesia provides many advantages and can be practised safely in ambulatory surgery. It provides better postoperative pain control, avoids many complications associated with general anaesthesia and shortens recovery time. However, extra time required, associated complications and acceptance of patients are the factors of concern in practising regional anaesthesia in an ambulatory se...

General anaesthesia in ophthalmic surgery.

MANY ophthalmic operations can be performed under local analgesia and this technique is used with satisfaction in all parts of the world today; in fact many surgeons and consultant anaesthetists are satisfied that the best results are obtained by this method. On the other hand, general anaesthesia is used much more than formerly and in some centres it is used routinely for most operations, incl...

Anaesthesia for shoulder surgery

There is a wide variety of patients who present for shoulder surgery, ranging from the fit, robust patient with a sports injury requiring a stabilization procedure, to the frail, elderly rheumatoid patient requiring joint decompression or arthroplasty. Recent surgical advances have resulted in the development of minimal access arthroscopic procedures with resulting improvements in speed of conv...