Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 8, Issue 11 , Pages 449-452, November 2007

Risks associated with anaesthesia

Raja Lakshmanan, FRCA, is Specialist Registrar in Anaesthetics at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch. He qualified from Chennai, India. His interests include regional anaesthesia, chronic pain and teaching

Barrie Fischer, FRCA, is Consultant Anaesthetist at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch. He qualified from the University of Bristol and trained in Truro, Cambridge and Cardiff. His main interests are the role of regional anaesthesia in surgery and acute pain management

Abstract 

Anaesthesia has undergone continuing development, with researchers striving to improve its efficacy and safety. Nevertheless there are still risks associated with having an anaesthetic, ranging from the trivial and self-limiting to major, permanent injury. The issue of risks associated with anaesthesia has been highlighted in a series of publications for patients by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Keywords: awareness, chest infection, confusion, dental damage, equipment failure

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PII: S1472-0299(07)00205-6

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2007.08.016

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 8, Issue 11 , Pages 449-452, November 2007

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