BACKGROUND: Provision of timely, safe, and affordable surgical care is an essential component of any high-quality health system. Increasingly, it is recognized that poor quality of care in the perioperative period (before, during, and after surgery) may contribute to significant...

This tutorial evaluates the current evidence on perineural (compared to systemic) adjuvant medications in regional anesthesia to improve and prolong analgesia. This tutorial will not discuss the use of adjuvant medications in intrathecal or epidural blocks.

This tutorial describes the most up to date evidence on the influence of anaesthetic agents and techniques on cancer mortality and recurrence rates. The tutorial will examine the impact of total intravenous, volatile and regional anaesthesia, opioids, clonidine, blood transfusion,...

BACKGROUND: Cardiac arrest (CA) is still associated with high mortality and morbidity across all practice settings despite resuscitation attempts and advancements in its management. Patient outcomes vary and are affected by multiple factors. Nonetheless, there is a paucity of information...

BACKGROUND: Provision of timely, safe, and affordable surgical care is an essential component of any high-quality health system. Increasingly, it is recognized that poor quality of care in the perioperative period (before, during, and after surgery) may contribute to significant...

BACKGROUND: Cardiac arrest (CA) is still associated with high mortality and morbidity across all practice settings despite resuscitation attempts and advancements in its management. Patient outcomes vary and are affected by multiple factors. Nonetheless, there is a paucity of information...

Paediatric regional anaesthesia helps to ensure optimal perioperative analgesia. This tutorial provides an overview of the differences in the anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and controversies associated with performing regional anaesthesia in children compared to adults.

This tutorial discusses the anaesthetic management of intrapartum caesarean delivery in parturients with pre-existing epidural catheter for labour analgesia. Use of epidural catheter to convert analgesia into surgical anaesthesia is elaborated. Prevention of a failed conversion and alternate management options...

BACKGROUND: The burden of critical illness in low-income countries is high and expected to rise. This has implications for wider public health measures including maternal mortality, deaths from communicable diseases, and the global burden of disease related to injury. There...