This page is designed to help you identify which of the more common procedures your anaesthetist may wish to perform or discuss with you. This is not an exhaustive list and is limited to the most common procedures performed by your anaesthetist.
Choose the speciality of surgery, and then choose the correct operation. The procedures commonly associated with that operation will then be displayed.
For your operation select the correct speciality of surgery.
Orthopaedics
Choose your operation and then click on the anaesthetic procedure that you would like to know more about:
Hip replacement surgery
- See Spinal and Epidural anaesthesia
- See Fascia iliaca block
- See Femoral nerve block
Knee replacement surgery
Shoulder/elbow/hand surgery
- See Interscalene block and other shoulder blocks
Gynaecology
Choose your operation and then click on the anaesthetic procedure that you would like to know more about:
Gastro- Intestinal Surgery
Choose your operation and then click on the anaesthetic procedure that you would like to know more about:
Major Bowel Surgery
- See Spinal and Epidural anaesthesia
- See Arterial line and Central line
Hernia Repair
Vascular Surgery
Choose your operation and then click on the anaesthetic procedure that you would like to know more about:
Eye surgery
Choose your operation and then click on the anaesthetic procedure that you would like to know more about:
Cataract surgery
Urology
Choose your operation and then click on the anaesthetic procedure that you would like to know more about:
TURP
- See Spinal anaesthesia
Nephrectomy
- See Spinal and Epidural anaesthesia
- See Arterial line and Central line
Cystectomy
- See Spinal and Epidural anaesthesia
- See Arterial line and Central line
Circumcision
- See Penile block