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Anaesthesia
UK sources of information and / or support
Your Anaesthetic
Contains an explanation of anaesthesia and a number of leaflets dealing with individual topics. The 'Your anaesthetic' website is supported by the Royal College of Anaesthetists and Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
Includes a comprehensive section on commonly asked questions about anaesthesia.
Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association
Professional body but their website includes information on 'Pain Relief in Labour' and 'Caesarean section: your choice of anaesthesia' and a video.
Royal College of Anaesthetists
The professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the United Kingdom. Has a selection of patient information leaflets on anaesthetics and anaesthesia.
Anaesthetic Awareness Network (UK & Ireland)
Activities include to offer support and encouragement to victims of anaesthetic awareness, and to their families.
Anaesthesia - You and your anaesthetic - helping patient prepare for an anaesthetic.
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Block
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Block.
Epidural Injections
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Epidural Injections for Pain Relief Following Surgery
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Medicine Guide for Local Anaesthesia
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Medicine Guide for Sedation
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Medicine Guide for Sedation (reversal of)
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Medicine Guide for Anaesthesia
Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Anaesthesia
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Epidural anaesthesia
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Anaesthetic, general
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Anaesthetic, local
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
General anaesthesia
Information from BUPA.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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