Your anaesthetic for major surgery

With planned high dependency or intensive care afterwards.

This leaflet is for anyone expecting to have a major operation who has been informed that they are likely to need to stay in the high dependency unit (HDU) or intensive care unit (ICU) after their surgery. It has been written by anaesthetists with the help of patients and patient representatives.

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Your anaesthetic for major surgery

File type: application/pdf Review date: March 2023