Smokers are at increased risk of respiratory, cardiac and wound-related complications following surgery.

As pain medicine is a multi-disciplinary specialty, specialist pain medicine physicians come from a variety of backgrounds.

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Your perioperative care team will coordinate your care before, during, and after surgery to help you get what you want out of your operation.

If you’re very old or very sick, a bit of extra care before and after your operation ensures you’re ready for surgery in the first place and have the best chance of a good recovery once the operation is over. We call this the perioperative care model.

There are three commonly recognised types of pain.

Find out how we're working with national and state governments to ensure every patient has access to safe, high-quality, and culturally competent care.

You might not need the care of an anaesthetist when you’re carrying and delivering your baby, but it’s good to know what your options are.

We're helping to support research exploring environmental impact of anaesthesia and related products and activities

The Trauma SIG exists to co-ordinate resources, provide education and deliver updates to anaesthetists who care for trauma patients as part of their regular clinical work, those who are occasionally required to deal with severe trauma, and those who have a developing interest ...