Services

(A) SCOPE

The Department of Anaesthesiology manages all the operation theatres (OTs) including orthopedic, general surgery, ent, obs. & gynecology, ophthalmology, minor surgery etc. All Operation Theatre equipped with Workstation, Multichannel monitor, PNS, Syringe pumps, Bronchoscopes, Crash Cart, Difficult Airway Cart with various types of video laryngoscopes. Invasive monitoring facilities (CVP line and Arterial line) are also instituted in indicated cases. Monophasic and biphasic defibrillator with facilities of AED and transcutaneous pacing are also available. Recovery room facilities are available to observe and monitor the patients post-operation.

The department practices a wide range of regional anaesthesia techniques encompassing central neur0axial blocks like spinal, epidural, combined spinal epidural and peripheral nerve blocks using nerve locater and/or ultrasonography which improves the quality of block, thus, minimizing the rate of complications.

We provide specialized anesthesia services for ECT and dental surgery. We provide our services in radiology department during contrast CT scan and resuscitation care in wards and in emergency room.We also attend calls for various procedures like central line insertion, Intracath insertion, RT insertion and lumbar puncture.

The Department also manages surgical ICU. All the ventilatory and haemodynamic monitoring and management is done using modern technology. Procedures like central venous cannulations using ultrasonography, arterial cannulations and thoracic epidural catheter placement for fracture ribs or for post-operation pain relief are performed routinely.

The Department is responsible for the resuscitation calls, especially in polytruma cases in Trauma Centre and providing anaesthesia for emergency surgeries in the Trauma OT. The Department has played a major role in formulating the 'Code Blue' Team of the hospital which caters to any calls for resuscitation within the hospital campus.

Teaching facilities in the dept: Smart class, Basic and advanced manikins for CPR training, Paediatric CPR training manikins, Airway management Trainers, Lumbar epidural and Lumbar puncture trainers.

Outreach services: Difficult Airway workshop, Mechanical Ventilation, ABGA workshop, CPR Training, medical camp.

To train and prepare the students as excellent peri-operative physicians, who will be able to provide comprehensive health care to community. To develop and build up work culture among students on an individual basis, able to provide the best outcome even in high-risk patients. To sensitize and nurture the aptitude for research among undergraduate and postgraduate medical students.

(B) SPECIALITY CLINIC

(1 ) PRE-ANESTHETIC CHECKUP OPD : (OPD 59)

The department runs a daily OPD for the assessment of patients pre-operation to stratify their risk and to optimize them thereafter.

(2)PAIN CLINIC OPD :

Pain clinic is conducted as twice a week OPD where primarily patients of chronic pain, cancer pain and even acute pain are referred by various others specialties like General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Skin & Veneral Diseases, Medicine and Oncology, etc.