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Anaesthesiology

Head of Department

The Department of Anaesthesiology has been functioning since the inception of SMF. We provide anaesthesia care for more than 3,000 patients every year. The department started with two consultants and presently functions with four senior consultants and two junior consultants, providing round-the-clock anaesthesia care.

Milestones

Adaptablity : We have adapted our anaesthetic management to recent and new surgeries
We provided anesthesia care during the recent pandemic situation and coped during oxygen scarcity
Safety : Safety has been our gold standard in anaesthesia
Documentation : We maintain a detailed data sheet of all the patients which enables us to retrieve patient particulars during an emergency

Treatment

Pre-Anaesthesia Assessment

Pre-anaesthetic clinic is run twice a day (morning and evening) in the OPD, to improve outcome by identifying potential anaesthetic difficulties, existing medical conditions and quantifying risk planning of perioperative care opportunity for explanation, discussion and allaying fear and anxiety. Chronic pain management on prior appointment.

Procedures and Interventions

General Anaesthesia

The patient is rendered unconscious and breathing is managed by the anaesthesia machine.

Regional Anaesthesia

The region around and below the umbilicus is rendered numb

Nerve blocks

A particular limb is rendered numb for surgeries limited to that limb

Post operative pain management

A multimodular regime is used to provide post operative pain relief

Monitored Anaesthesia Care

We provide monitored anaesthesia care in Ophthalmoloy OT, Endoscopy room & Radiology Suite,where the procedures are done under local anaesthesia

Labour analgesia

Painless labour is provided in the labour room.

Facilities

Anaesthesia is provided for all elective and emergency surgeries in all specialities except cardiac surgeries.
Our three operating theatres (OTs) conform to NABH standards and are equipped with the latest anaesthesia workstations and state-of-the-art monitors that flawlessly and continuously monitor vital parameters of patients under anaesthesia.
Patients are constantly monitored by the anaesthesiologist throughout the procedure and the immediate postoperative period.
In house consultants are available 24* 7 for all elective and emergency cases. We provide safe anaesthesia care for a wide age group of patients ranging from neonates to geriatric patients in their nineties and beyond and for all specialities. All basic monitoring, viz ECG, NIBP, SpO2, ETCO2, cardiac rhythm, and respiratory rate are done in all cases irrespective of the duration of the surgery
A team of dedicated nurses, qualified and skilled technicians back us along with hard working house keeping staff

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