This section provides more detailed information about your anaesthetic. Different types of anaesthesia will be explained. More detailed information is available under section 2.
This is a list of questions you might want to ask your surgeon and anaesthetist before the operation to make an informed decision. Patients are more and more involved in the decision making process what type of surgery and anaesthetic is carried out.
Consent (according to the current law in the UK) is a legal and ethical principle where a patient agrees to the treatment, physical investigation or personal care.
Refers to the admission of a patient for a planned operation at the hospital, and if the patient returns home after the operation on the same day.