These two articles discuss the approach to the obese patient for general surgery and in the second article the discussion continues for the patient receiving bariatric surgery.





Keywords: Bariatric surgery, obesity, gastrectomy

A review on the anaesthetic aspects of the child receiving adenotonsillectomy.





Keywords: Obstructive sleep apnoea, sleep-disordered breathing, perioperative respiratory adverse event, adeontonsillectomy.

This article elucidates the various surgical perspectives towards the paediatric patient with regards to the pathologies requiring adenotonsillectomy.





Keywords: adenotonsillectomy, obstructive sleep apnoea, obstructive sleep disordered breathing

A review article on the peri-operative approach for the anaesthetist of the patient with neuroendocrine neoplasm/carcinoid syndrome.





Keywords: neuroendocrine, carcinoid syndrome, carcinoid crisis, somatostatin, octreotide

A guideline to the healthcare worker, particularly the anaesthesiologist, administering anaesthetic drugs including analgesics to the breastfeeding woman in the peri-operative period.





Keywords: anaesthesia, breastfeeding, breastmilk, surgery

A review article summarising the management of severely ill COVID-19 patients in the ICU.





Keywords: COVID-19, Intensive care unit, Circulatory support and invasive ventilation

An update on the PROSPECT guideline for elective caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia.





Keywords: analgesia, caesarean section, caesarean delivery, pain

This review provides an approach to the surgical patient presenting to theatre who has been labelled as being allergic to penicillin. It discusses the importance of confirming the penicillin allergy and alternative drugs to avoid anaphylaxis and their effectiveness in preventing surgical site infec…

This first review discusses the substantial progress made in the diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndromes. The second is a case study in a complicated case of a pregnant patient with acute coronary syndrome. Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome, STEMI, NSTEMI, NSTEACS, acute myocardial infa…

A review about the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to optimise lung function and minimise lung injury in the ventilated patient.





Keywords: atelectasis, pulmonary complications, intensive care.