Patient Information

If you have questions about an upcoming anaesthetic, you can contact us either by phone or email.

For general information about anaesthesia there is a lot of information of poor quality on the internet.  The sites listed below are well-regarded:

• All About Anaesthesia

• ANZCA Information for Patients

• RCOA Information for Patients (a British website)

Brief information sheets from the Australian Society of Anaesthetists:

• Anaesthesia and bariatric surgery

• Anaesthesia for oral surgery

• Anaesthesia for children

• Epidural anaesthesia during labour

• Epidural and spinal anaesthesia

• Anaesthesia for cataract surgery and other eye operations

• Anaesthesia for endoscopy

• Anaesthesia for major joint replacement surgery

• Breastfeeding after anaesthesia

From Sydney Children’s Hospital Network:

• Anaesthesia and risk in infants