Anaesthetic Calculators
General
Weight and BMI
BMI, Ideal Body Weight, Adjusted Body Weight, Lean Body Weight
Airway
DAS Awake Tracheal Intubation topicalisation
Calculate lidocaine dosing based on the Difficult Airway Society (UK) guidelines for awake tracheal intubation (ATI) in adults
ATI topicalisation
Calculate using your own technique
Regional
Local anaesthetic combined doses
Calculate the combined dose % for multiple local anaesthetics (LAs) at varying concentrations and volumes
Local anaesthetic bolus and infusion rates
Calculate maximum safe bolus and infusion rates for adults ≥45 kg
Local anaesthetic 50:50 mixtures
Calculate the combined maximum dose and volume of a 50:50 mixture of short- and long-acting local anaesthetics
Risk
Nottingham Hip Fracture Score
A scoring system validated for the prediction of 30-day mortality after hip fracture surgery
Critical care
Vasopressor infusions
Calculate infusion rates for noradrenaline, adrenaline (central & peripheral) and vasopressin
Adult blood volume
Predict adult blood volume and estimated blood loss at different classes of haemorrhagic shock
Local anaesthetic toxicity - 20% Intralipid
Calculate bolus dose and infusion rates of 20% intralipid to treat local anaesthetic toxicity
Obstetrics
Maternal blood volume
Predict maternal blood volume and estimated blood loss at different classes of haemorrhagic shock
Paediatrics
Paediatric anaesthesia
Calculate drug doses and equipment sizes for routine and emergency anaesthesia
Other
Useful guidelines
A collection of useful guidelines relating to anaesthesia and perioperative care
Quick Reference Handbook (June 2023)
The Association of Anaesthetists
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