Why the study?
This guideline was developed to update and replace the 2015 5th edition of the Standards of Monitoring and provide guidance on minimum standards for monitoring patients undergoing anaesthesia or sedation under the care of an anaesthetist.
This document provides updated 2021 guidelines for the minimum standards of monitoring during anaesthesia and recovery in the UK and Ireland.
Implement updated monitoring standards to enhance perioperative safety; extends prior guidelines with targeted recommendations for capnography and neuromuscular monitoring.
This guideline updates and replaces the 5th edition of the Standards of Monitoring published in 2015. The aim of this document is to provide guidance on the minimum standards for monitoring of any patient undergoing anaesthesia or sedation under the care of an anaesthetist. The recommendations are primarily aimed at anaesthetists practising in the UK and Ireland, but it is recognised that these guidelines may also be of use in other areas of the world. Minimum standards for monitoring patients during anaesthesia and in the recovery phase are included. There is also guidance on monitoring patients undergoing sedation and during transfer. There are new sections specifically discussing capnography, sedation and regional anaesthesia. In addition, the indications for processed electroencephalogram and neuromuscular monitoring have been updated.
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