PROCEDURE
Implications of planned primary anaesthetic/analgesic technique
- Requirement for general anaesthesia, possibility of regional anaesthesia
- Appropriate airway selection e.g. difficult airway, fasting, shared airway, ventilatory control
Implications of surgery on patient risk
- Physiological effects of surgery e.g. intubation, pneumoperitoneum, airway oedema, positioning
- Anticipated blood loss, intraoperative crises
Implications of intraoperative surgical requirements
- e.g. controlled hypotension, immobility