About this episode
Dr Adam Perczuk is a consultant anaesthetist at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney whose practice includes anaesthetising and caring for patients in plastic surgery, colorectal, orthopaedic and ophthalmic procedures.
We discuss what anaesthetists do, how and why general anaesthesia is used, and the spectrum of other anaesthetics from twilight sedation and regional blocks down to local anaesthetic creams, including safe dosing, toxicity and lip nerve blocks.
What you'll learn
- How general anaesthesia works
- Twilight sedation versus general anaesthesia
- How local anaesthetics block nerves
- Safe dosing of local and topical anaesthetics
Topics
- Clinical education
- Anaesthetics
- Patient safety
- Australia
Full transcript
The full transcript for this episode is coming soon.