Clinical guidance

Browse a selection of clinical guidance and guidance statements, to support good practice in paediatric anaesthesia.

Since the APA has been in existence we have sought to provide guidance for our members, and have built up a number of published guidelines over the years.

On transition to this new website in 2025, we have transferred across many of the guidelines from our legacy site. These have been listed for historical reference in recognition that members have used these as sources of information in the past. 
As these are historical documents we make no claims as to their accuracy or relevance to practice in 2025 and beyond. 

2025 CPOC-Anaemia Guideline.pdf
2022 CYP surgery post C-19 infection - letter.pdf
2022 Clarification statement on consent and risk of death in children.pdf
2022 Best Practice Preassessment standards in Children.pdf
2022 APAGBI Climate commitment statement.pdf
2021 APAGBI Best practice guidance on immunisation and surgery.pdf
2020 APA statement- Decision making and consent final.pdf
2019 Safe Delivery Paediatric ENT.pdf
2018 Multidisciplinary guidelines for the management of paediatric tracheostomy emergencies.pdf
2018 Fasting Consensus statement signatures Word.pdf
2017 Developing brain January Parents information.pdf
2017 APA Thromboprophylaxis guidelines final.pdf
2016 Update Paediatric Resuscitation Training for anaesthetists.pdf
2016 APA POV Guideline.pdf
2013 Safety Cannulae.pdf
2013 Codeine revised final November 2013 .pdf
2013 Codeine guidance.pdf
2012 Pediatric Anesthesia- Good Practice in Postoperative and Procedural Pain Management 2nd Edition.pdf
2012 APA POLICY FOR ʻBADGINGʼ'.pdf
2010 Paediatric Resuscitation Training for non-training grade anaesthetists.pdf
2007 APA Guidelines on Pain Management.pdf
2007 APA Guidelines on Pain Management Appendix.pdf

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