Here you will find Guidelines plus Background and Reference Material
(These resources are steadily being added and improved.  Some topics are currently still under construction or review. Contributions welcome, including comments to add to the ‘discussion’ sections.)

List of Guidelines
Anaemia Screening & Perioperative Management
Anaphylaxis – Investigation
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Surgery
Antiplatelet Agents in the Perioperative Period
Anticoagulants – NOAC’s
Anticoagulants – Warfarin
Anticoagulants –  Regional Anaesthesia
Approach to the Clinic Patient
Assessment of the Airway
Blood Transfusions
Cannabinoid prescribing during hospital admission

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
Cardiovascular Evaluation
Chronic Pain & Opioid Dependent Patients

Clozapine (Perioperative Management)
Coronary Artery Stents
Corticosteroids in Perioperative Period

COVID (Timing of Elective Procedures) – draft
DASI (Duke’s Activity Score Index)
Dental Damage 
Diabetes – Perioperative Management

Distance patients
Fasting before Planned Procedures
Frailty
Flying After Surgery
Hypertension – Perioperative Management
Immunisation in the Perioperative setting
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Malignant Hyperthermia
Medication – Perioperative Management of Regular Medication
Nursing Home and Group Home Residents – pre-operative review
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Pacemakers and Cardiac Defibrillators (AICDs)

Parkinson’s Disease
Patient Preparation Guidelines
Perioperative Fluids
Pre-Operative Investigations
Perioperative Patient Management – Summary Guidelines
Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction
Predicting Life Expectancy and Survival Prediction 
Predicting Mortality and Outcome after surgery
Radiology Contrast Media Guideline
Renal Transplants

Respiratory rapid access referrals

Smokers having Planned Procedures

Stroke (Surgery after Stroke) – draft
Suxamethonium Apnoea – Investigation
Thromboembolism Prophylaxis