Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Explain my procedure uses video animation to help patients understand what their recommended procedure will involve, the associated risks and benefits, and possible alternatives. You can view the videos any time and as many times as you wish in order to learn more about your medical procedure, and discuss it with your doctor and loved ones, before you give consent to undergo treatment.

See the full range of video animations relating to ICU procedures.

Please note
These videos do not replace the need for personal advice from a healthcare professional. Please speak to those involved in your care if you have any questions.

• Preparing for your operation (PDF leaflet)
• Preparing for your operation (translate into other languages)

• Patient information leaflets
• Common events and risks of anaesthesia
• Fitter Better Sooner
• Patient glossary of terms

• Anaesthesia information series
• Anaesthesia explained
• You and your anaesthetic
• Your spinal anaesthetic
• Epidural pain relief after surgery
• Your anaesthetic for major surgery
• Your anaesthetic for a broken hip
• Nerve blocks for surgery on shoulder, arm or hand
• Local anaesthesia for your eye operation
• Sedation explained
• Caring for someone who has had a general anaesthetic or sedation

Information for expectant parents – leaflets, videos and other resources available in multiple translations

• Feeling sick
• Sore throat
• Shivering
• Damage to lips, teeth or tongue
• Damage to the eye during general anaesthesia
• Post-operative chest infection
• Post-operative confusion
• Awareness during general anaesthesia
• Serious allergy during anaesthesia
• Headache after spinal or epidural anaesthesia
• Nerve damage associated with an operation under general anaesthesia
• Nerve damage associated with spinal or epidural injection
• Nerve damage associated with peripheral nerve block
• Equipment failure
• Death or brain damage

• Caring for someone who has had a general anaesthetic or sedation
• General anaesthesia: a brief guide for young people
• Davy the detective: finding out about anaesthetics
• You and your anaesthetic: a young person’s guide
• Your child’s general anaesthetic
• Rees Bear has an anaesthetic