Basic anaesthetic techniques | The Royal College of Anaesthetists
As a novice trainee, general anaesthesia is the most common type of anaesthetic that you will be required to provide and become competent with as part of the IAC. General anaesthesia consists of a triad of: A general anaesthetic (GA) can be subdivided into 3 key stages: The most common techniques you will be exposed to are: Your choice of technique will be influenced by specific patient, surgical and anaesthetic factors, as well as the level of your experience in the specialty and its related subspecialties. The sections that follow will give you a broad overview and the basic principles underpinning these three techniques. General anaesthesia: spontaneous ventilation with an LMA Generally used for elective or emergency surgery in patients who have been fasted and where there is no risk of aspiration of gastric contents. Common risk factors for aspiration include: Suitable for most peripheral surgery in patients who are not obese and for some minor abdominal surgery where muscle relaxa
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