Download – Emergency Abdominal Surgery

The principles of anaesthesia for the patient requiring emergency abdominal surgery are common to adults and children, and to the patient and their anaesthetist wherever they are, and whatever resources are available. The major part of the article is about general anaesthesia, with some comments on regional anaesthesia, which may be the only option on some occasions.

Garry Phillips, Harry Aigeeleng and Gertrude Didei