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FRCA guideline summaries and revision tables

Concise summaries of anaesthesia guidance and high-yield reference tables for FRCA revision: 152 guideline summaries and 120 reference, comparison and classification tables.

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Overview of accidental awareness: incidence with and without neuromuscular block, the share of NAP5 reports by phase, prevention actions for each phase, and the support pathway.
Accidental awareness during general anaesthesia (NAP5 Handbook). The opening overview of a guideline summary: an at-a-glance schematic, not an algorithm. Select the image to enlarge it.

Guidance you can revise, in a form you can explain

Final FRCA revision means knowing the current guidance for emergencies, critical care and perioperative care, and being able to apply it. Each guideline summary condenses one piece of guidance into an at-a-glance overview and concise tables of what matters for the exam, with the clinical application and exam focus alongside.

The guideline summaries draw on guidance from organisations including the Association of Anaesthetists, the Difficult Airway Society, the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association, NICE, Resuscitation Council UK, the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and the Intensive Care Society.

  • Tables you can search, and open full screen with Maximise table.
  • Comparison tables that put related drugs, conditions and options side by side.
  • Self-test questions and clinical application on many items.
  • Related learning links to your course’s own chapters and topics, for example in Final Written and Final Practical.

GAG summarises published guidance for exam preparation. It is educational material, not an official publication of, or endorsed by, any of the organisations whose guidance it summarises. In clinical practice, follow current national and local guidance.

Examples from the library

Topics you will find in Guidelines & Tables

A selection of 44 published titles. The topic directory lists all 272.

Airway emergencies

  • Unanticipated difficult tracheal intubation in adults (DAS 2025) Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Can't intubate, can't oxygenate (CICO) and emergency front-of-neck airway Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Adult tracheostomy and laryngectomy airway emergencies (NTSP) Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Awake tracheal intubation in adults (DAS 2019) Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Tracheal extubation and the at-risk airway (DAS 2012) Guideline summary · Primary and Final

Resuscitation and crises

  • Adult cardiac arrest including the perioperative setting Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Peri-arrest and perioperative bradycardia and tachycardia (adult) Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Perioperative anaphylaxis: recognition and immediate management Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Malignant hyperthermia crisis Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Accidental awareness during general anaesthesia (NAP5 Handbook) Guideline summary · Primary and Final

Blood, transfusion and anticoagulation

  • ABO and RhD blood groups: red cell and plasma compatibility Reference table · Primary and Final
  • Acute transfusion reactions, TACO and TRALI Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Massive blood loss and major haemorrhage (non-obstetric) Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Perioperative management of anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Regional anaesthesia in patients on antithrombotic drugs or with abnormal coagulation Guideline summary · Primary and Final

Critical care

  • Acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Suspected sepsis in adults: recognition, antimicrobials and early management Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • ARDS: lung-protective ventilation, prone positioning and extracorporeal support Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Oxygen therapy, high-flow nasal oxygen and non-invasive ventilation Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Safe vascular access and central venous catheters Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Transfer of the critically ill adult Guideline summary · Primary and Final

Obstetrics and paediatrics

  • Anaesthesia for caesarean birth, including category 1 and general anaesthesia Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Postpartum and major obstetric haemorrhage Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Labour analgesia and failed or inadequate neuraxial block Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Paediatric perioperative care: preassessment, URTI, emergence delirium and recovery Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Paediatric basic and advanced life support Guideline summary · Primary and Final

Perioperative medicine and pain

  • Preoperative assessment, investigation and optimisation of adults Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Anaesthesia and perioperative care for people living with obesity Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Peri-operative management of diabetes mellitus Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Perioperative pain management in adults Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Postoperative nausea and vomiting: risk, prophylaxis and rescue Guideline summary · Primary and Final

Safety, equipment and professional practice

  • Checking anaesthetic equipment and breathing systems Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Standards of monitoring during anaesthesia and recovery Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Anaesthesia in MRI and other non-theatre environments Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Human factors in anaesthesia and responding to catastrophes Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Consent for anaesthesia and shared decision-making Guideline summary · Primary and Final
  • Professional duties: good medical practice, confidentiality, candour and raising concerns Guideline summary · Primary and Final

Reference and comparison tables

Side-by-side tables, classifications and scores for rapid revision.

  • Intravenous induction agents compared Drug comparison · Primary and Final
  • Opioid comparison: kinetics, metabolites, organ failure and reversal Drug comparison · Primary and Final
  • Inhalational agents: MAC, partition coefficients, SVP and metabolism Drug comparison · Primary and Final
  • Vaughan Williams classification of antiarrhythmic drugs Classification · Primary and Final
  • KDIGO definition and staging of acute kidney injury Classification · Final
  • ASA physical status classification Classification · Primary and Final
Published visuals

What a GAG visual looks like

Schematic of the four ABO groups with their red-cell antigens and plasma antibodies, then two panels showing that group O red cells and group AB plasma can go to any group, with a note on RhD.
ABO and RhD blood groups: red cell and plasma compatibility. A reference-table schematic: why red cells and plasma follow opposite compatibility rules. Select the image to enlarge it.

Frequently asked questions

Which guidelines are summarised?

The 152 guideline summaries cover guidance from organisations including the Association of Anaesthetists, the Difficult Airway Society, the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association, NICE, Resuscitation Council UK, the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, the Intensive Care Society. The topic directory lists every published title. GAG does not cover every UK guideline.

Can I use the summaries in clinical practice?

They are written for exam revision. For patient care, use the current full guidance and your local policies; guidance changes, and the summaries are concise by design.

Is GAG endorsed by the RCoA or the guideline authors?

No. FRCA.APP is independent. GAG summarises published guidance for educational purposes and is not an official publication of, or endorsed by, the Royal College of Anaesthetists or any other organisation named.

What is the difference between a guideline summary and a table?

A guideline summary (152 items) condenses one piece of guidance: it opens with an at-a-glance overview, then tables of the key recommendations. The 120 reference, comparison and classification tables set related drugs, conditions, scores or options side by side.

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