Anaesthesia

Anesthesiology is the practice of medicine dedicated to total care of the surgical patient before, during and after surgery. Anesthesiologists apply their knowledge of medicine to fulfill their primary role in the operating room, which is not only to ensure comfort of patient during surgery, but also to make informed medical decisions to protect the patient. It also provides expertise in the care of critical patients in ICU, and management of acute and chronic pain. The scope of anaesthesiology includes non-surgery related pain management, management of painful syndromes; monitoring, restoring and maintaining haemostasis; teaching CPR and evaluating and applying respiratory therapy.

The department provides pre-operative care to patients undergoing surgical procedure in the operation theatre. It has a 24 hours peri-operative service, apt enough to handle any kind of surgical emergencies and critical care of the patients and is committed to evidence based practise, continuous quality improvement, research and teaching. The department provides expertise in airway management, resuscitation and trauma management. For the benefit of paramedics regular BLS and ACLS classes are held. The department has a dedicated pre-anaesthetic check-up clinic.