Guidelines Committee

Chairman: Dr Anne Kwan

Guidelines and Policy documents published by the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists

• T1 Protocol for the checking of an anaesthetic machine before use
• T2 Recommended minimum facilities for safe anaesthetic practice in operating suites
• T3 Recommended minimum facilities for safe anaesthetic practice in organ imaging units
• T4 Recommended minimum facilities for safe anaesthetic practice in delivery suites
• T5 Recommended minimum facilities for safe anaesthetic practice for electro-convulsive therapy (ECT)
• T6 Minimum requirements for an anaesthetic record
• T7 Minimum assistance required for the safe conduct of anaesthesia
• P1: Guidelines on monitoring in anaesthesia
• P2: Guidelines for safety in sedation for diagnostic and minor surgical procedures
• P3: Guidelines for postanaesthetic recovery care
• P4: Guidelines for the conduct of epidural analgesia for parturients
• P5: Guidelines on anaesthesia for day surgery
• P6: Privileges in anaesthesia
• P7: Guidelines on quality assurance
• P8: Duties of an anaesthesiologist in hospitals with approved training posts
• P9: Guidelines for transport of the critically ill
• P10: Patient's rights and responsibilities in anaesthesia
• P11: Guidelines on the safe practice of acute pain management
• P12: The handover of responsibility during an anaesthetic
• P13: Guidelines on the pre-anaesthetic consultation
• P14: Guideline on responsibilities of the anaesthesiologists in the postoperative period
• P15: Guidelines on infection control in anaesthesia
• P16: Monitored Care by an Anaesthesiologist
• P17: Guidelines on Providing Information about Anaesthesia

We are grateful to the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists for their kind permission in allowing us to adopt their published guidelines and policy documents for our use in Hong Kong.

Last Update February 2002