Advances in radiology and nuclear medicine bring numerous diagnostic and therapeutic benefits to the clinical management of patients. As such procedures become more common, it requires healthcare professionals to be cognizant of the risks and dangers. The World Health Organisation...

Surgery for metastatic spinal disease is an expanding discipline with an ever increasing patient demand. This tutorial aims to cover anaesthetic considerations related to metastatic spinal disease surgery including airway management, prone positioning, massive haemorrhage, chemotherapy considerations and complex analgesia.

This tutorial covers the unique perioperative management and anesthetic considerations of a pediatric patient undergoing a craniopharyngioma resection. It describes the different aspects approached by the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of a child with a craniopharyngioma. Possible intraoperative...

British Journal of Anaesthesia 113 (S1): i1–i3 (2014) Volume 113, Number S1, July 2014 EDITORIAL Special issue on anaesthesia and cancer

Strong health systems require strong cancer systems and strong cancer systems strengthen health systems. This symbiotic relationship should be cultivated and leveraged to substantively advance universal health coverage.

The tutorial questions the current preanesthetic testing routines by analyzing the intended benefits in terms of patient outcomes, medical malpractice protection and expense. It describes the quality of evidence supporting the current guidelines by professional bodies in the USA and...