Chapter 1 – Principles of anaesthesia 1.1 General anaesthesia – the basics 1.2 General anaesthesia – the phases 1.3 Hypnotic agents 1.4 Neuromuscular blockers Chapter 2 – Pre-operative assessment and planning 2.1 Anaesthetic history 2.2 Airway planning 2.3 Bloods and investigations 2.4 Co-morbidities – altering existing medications 2.5 Drugs to provide 2.6 DVT prophylaxis and other preparations for surgery 2.7 End-stage planning 2.8 Fasting 2.9 Conducting the WHO surgical checklist Chapter 3 – Conducting anaesthesia 3.1 Induction phase 3.2 Rapid sequence induction 3.3 Maintaining anaesthesia 3.4 End of anaesthesia Chapter 4 – Types of airway control 4.1 Airway adjuncts 4.2 Definitive airways 4.3 Non-definitive airways Chapter 5 – Complications of anaesthesia 5.1 Complications Chapter 6 – Local anaesthesia 6.1 What is local anaesthesia? 6.2 Types of local anaesthesia 6.3 Complications of local anaesthesia Chapter 7 – Regional anaesthesia 7.1 Peripheral nerve blocks 7.2 Intravenous regional anaesthesia 7.3 Neuraxial anaesthesia 7.4 Epidural anaesthesia 7.5 Spinal anaesthesia Chapter 8 – Post-operative complications 8.1 Post-operative pain 8.2 Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) 8.3 Other post-operative complications 8.4 Post-operative pyrexia Chapter 9 – MCQ and OSCE scenarios 9.1 MCQ questions 9.2 OSCE scenarios Chapter 10 – Glossary and references 10.1 Glossary 10.2 References