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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.
Anaesthetic Awareness Network (UK & Ireland)
Activities include to offer support and encouragement to victims of anaesthetic awareness, and to their families.
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.
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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Related pages in Patient UK
Patient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Anaesthetic Awareness Network (UK & Ireland) Association of Anaesthetists of GB & Ireland British Malignant Hyperthermia Association Royal College of AnaesthetistsMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
General Anaesthesia - What GPs Need to Know Local Anaesthetic Agents and Techniques Practical Local AnaesthesiaUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Anaesthesia And AnaestheticsRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
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Anaesthetics (topical)Other - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
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