Beards and general anaesthetic

[dfen5]

Got an op' coming up, nothing major but a knock out req'd.

As a trendy hipster (not) I have facial hair. Shave or don't worry? Forgot to ask the Dr.

[mph1977]

uynless it;s that verdant there are tribes of pygmys chasing miniature goats throuigh it it's probably not an issue ...

[Kiltie]

mph1977 said:

uynless it;s that verdant there are tribes of pygmys chasing miniature goats throuigh it it's probably not an issue ...

Superb reply.

[Hoofy]

I suppose it's also an issue if the op area is facial.

[The_Doc]

actually, anaesthetists hate beards.

if you need to bag-and-mask (which he probably won't need to) then a big beard ruins the seal.

bag-and-mask

If I was you, I wouldn't do anything about it.

chill

[mph1977]

The_Doc said:

actually, anaesthetists hate beards.

if you need to bag-and-mask (which he probably won't need to) then a big beard ruins the seal.

bag-and-mask

If I was you, I wouldn't do anything about it.

chill

unlikely to be an issue with an elective GA though doc - unless you've got a throwback consultant that makes juniors do short cases with a OPA and mask for buggeration rather than using an SGA /FoaS...

there are ways round it

[The_Doc]

mph1977 said:

The_Doc said:

actually, anaesthetists hate beards.

if you need to bag-and-mask (which he probably won't need to) then a big beard ruins the seal.

bag-and-mask

If I was you, I wouldn't do anything about it.

chill

unlikely to be an issue with an elective GA though doc - unless you've got a throwback consultant that makes juniors do short cases with a OPA and mask for buggeration rather than using an SGA /FoaS...

there are ways round it

Yes, you'd hope not to have to worry about this for day case GA.

Bit of white stuff, but of Fent,

Bang in a size 4 LMA. Jobs a good un. Sit back with the FT

[IanA2]

I had major surgery, I have a full beard, nobody mentioned it.

[hajaba123]

The_Doc said:

Yes, you'd hope not to have to worry about this for day case GA.

Bit of white stuff, but of Fent,

Bang in a size 4 LMA. Jobs a good un. Sit back with the FT

FT? I thought it was all about Sudoku with gassers?

[dfen5]

Cheers for the replies people. The beard stays then.

[mph1977]

hajaba123 said:

The_Doc said:

Yes, you'd hope not to have to worry about this for day case GA.

Bit of white stuff, but of Fent,

Bang in a size 4 LMA. Jobs a good un. Sit back with the FT

FT? I thought it was all about Sudoku with gassers?

Angry Birds or 2048 shirley ?