Participants should be able to: • describe how to select and prepare patients for surgery when getting started • understand the pharmacology of local anaesthetics and how to calculate maximal doses • describe the administration of local anaesthetics and the use of nerve blocks • discuss special considerations for surgery under local anaesthesia in the elderly patients and in patients with medical conditions such as COPD or cardiac conditions • list technical considerations when performing vaginal surgery under local anaesthesia • discuss how to cooperate with your anaesthesiologist
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