Anaesthesia

Anesthesia Nursing and Medicine Page

An informative site maintained by a practicing nurse anaesthetist which outlines what anaesthesia is, its history, what nurse anaesthesists do and current practice guidelines. Also provides links to websites of relevance to the nurse anaesthetist.

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)

This site provides questions and answers about a career in anaesthesiology, details the history of the profession, current scope of practice and issues of quality, legality and safety. Also includes a selection of practice guidelines and information for patients.

AORN Online: The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

An American site offering answers to clinical questions relating to perioperative nursing care.

Australian Society of Anaesthetists

A useful site for finding information about anaesthesia and pain relief, media releases, policy statements and quality links to other sites of interest.

Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

A site detailing the College, its media releases, books and publications, professional standards and policy documents. Also contains a list of links to similar institutions.

The Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook

A comprehensive set of internet links on anaesthesia maintained by an international collaborative effort. Mimics a print textbook by having all known internet resources on anaesthesia organised into chapters by subject. Covers topics such as medicolegal, ethical and professional issues, equipment, patient care, statistics and research.

Global Anesthesiology Server Network (GASNet)

A site maintained by an international staff of anaesthesiologists offering a Reference Library of protocols, practical techniques, a "Global textbook of Anesthesiology", a blood loss calculator, the online journal "ESIA", theatre video footage, educational resources and a latest news section.

World Anaesthesia Online

A site produced by World Anaesthesia and the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) which looks at anaesthesia practice in developing countries. It consists of an online journal "Update in Anaesthesia" and WFSA's newsletter "World Anaesthesia".