Handbooks

This handbook describes anaesthetic and surgical practicalities associated with successful day case management of patients requiring hip or knee replacement surgery, including advice on patient selection and perioperative care and safe discharge home. Authors: Dr Claire Blandford, Mr Ed Dunstan. Published: August 27th 2020 Paperback: 24 pages

This booklet offers guidance to hospitals endeavouring to increase their day surgery rates for emergency surgical care. It covers issues surrounding procedure and patient selection, the principles of pathway planning for operative and non-operative management of general surgery and orthopaedic patients. Authors: Doug McWhinnie, Ian Jackson, Arin Saha, Deborah Thompson, Kim Russon. Edited by Jo Marsden. Paperback: 24 pages. Published: May 2020.

Prepared by Jo Marsden, Kim Russon, Mary Stocker, Mei-Ju Hwang The aim of this handbook is to provide practical and evidence-based advice to support development of a day case service and where an overnight (i.e. one night) pathway is in place, stimulate consideration of why such cases cannot be managed as a day case. Paperback: 46 pages Published: February 2020

The aim of this 4th edition is to share the experience acquired during the successful introduction and subsequent evolution of day case spinal anaesthesia. Relevant literature is summarized and issues pertinent to all staff involved in the management of safe day case spinal anaesthetic included. Prepared by: Dr Benjamin Fox, Dr Kim Russon, Dr Mary Stocker, Published June 2019 Paperback: 57 pages

This handbook provides a comprehensive update, giving guidance to day surgery units on implementing or improving the provision of paediatric day surgery service. Authors: Judith A Short (Editor), Elizabeth Allison, Stephanie Bew, Vanessa Hodgetts, Philippa Horsfield, Christine Kirton, Nadia Ladak, Jane Sellors, Sarah Welsby Published: May 2018 Paperback: 41 pages