I am able to advise about any aspect of adult anaesthesia as well as non-tertiary paediatric anaesthesia. In particular, I am able to provide expertise in relation to the following:
- General anaesthesia for major adult surgery
- Regional anaesthesia (peripheral nerve blockade including the use of peripheral nerve catheters) and associated peripheral nerve damage
- Neuraxial anaesthesia (spinal, epidural, combined spinal and epidural)
- Intra-operative care, including patient positioning and associated peripheral nerve damage
- Airway management and problems with airway management (including dental damage)
- Acute pain management
- Awareness under anaesthesia
- Allergy and anaphylaxis
- Law and practice relating to anaesthetic consent
- Orthopaedic anaesthesia
- Anaesthesia for plastic surgery
- Anaesthesia in trauma patients
- Care of the acutely unwell surgical patient
- Invasive monitoring, including arterial line insertion and central venous cannulation
This list is not exhaustive. If you have a medicolegal question relating to a subject area not listed above then please do contact me. If I am unable to help then I can almost certainly direct you to another expert who can assist you.
Dr Megan Smith 