Overview
The Department of Anaesthesia at Ram Krishna Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre provides comprehensive perioperative care including pre-anaesthetic evaluation, anaesthesia administration, intra-operative monitoring, post-operative recovery, pain management, critical care and emergency support.
The department is supported by Modular Operation Theatre facilities, Septic OT support, Pain Clinic, Pain OT, modern anaesthesia workstations, advanced monitoring systems, airway equipment, critical care support, departmental library and academic training facilities.
Anaesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative CareDepartment Work & Learning Areas
Comprehensive anaesthesia services for all surgical and procedural departments
Pre-anaesthetic check-up and perioperative risk assessment
General anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia and monitored anaesthesia care
Modular Operation Theatre support with modern anaesthesia workstations and monitoring
Septic OT support for infection-control surgical cases
Pain Clinic services for acute and chronic pain management
Dedicated Pain OT support for interventional pain procedures
Airway management and difficult airway support
Intra-operative monitoring and patient safety management
Post-operative recovery and pain relief support
Emergency anaesthesia and trauma care support
Critical care, ICU and ventilatory support coordination
Labour analgesia and obstetric anaesthesia support
Paediatric and neonatal anaesthesia support where clinically indicated
Resuscitation, BLS/ACLS support and emergency response coordination
UG and PG academic teaching, OT training, seminars and research activities
Special Facilities
Modular Operation Theatre
Modern OT support with anaesthesia workstation, advanced monitoring, oxygen/suction support and patient safety-focused perioperative care.
Septic Operation Theatre
Dedicated support for septic and infected surgical cases with infection-control workflow, patient monitoring and anaesthesia care.
Pain Clinic
Outpatient pain management services for acute, chronic, neuropathic, musculoskeletal and procedure-related pain conditions.
Pain OT
Dedicated procedural area for interventional pain procedures, nerve blocks, image-guided support and pain management interventions.
Pre-Anaesthetic Check-up
Structured PAC evaluation for surgical fitness, risk assessment, optimization, consent, investigation review and perioperative planning.
Airway & Difficult Airway Support
Airway equipment and trained team support for routine airway, emergency airway and difficult airway management.
Post-anaesthesia Recovery
Post-operative monitoring, pain control, recovery assessment and safe transfer support after anaesthesia.
Critical Care & Emergency Support
Anaesthesia team support for resuscitation, ventilatory care, emergency procedures, trauma and critical care coordination.
Infrastructure
- Dedicated Anaesthesia department
- Pre-Anaesthetic Check-up clinic
- Modular Operation Theatre support
- Septic Operation Theatre support
- Pain Clinic
- Dedicated Pain OT / interventional pain procedure area
- Post-anaesthesia recovery area
- Pre-operative holding area
- Anaesthesia workstations in operation theatres
- Central oxygen and suction support
- Airway management and difficult airway support area
- Anaesthesia drug and equipment preparation area
- Critical care and ICU support coordination
- Emergency and trauma anaesthesia support
- Academic demonstration and seminar area
- Departmental library
- Anaesthesia equipment demonstration area
- Faculty rooms and departmental office
- Record and documentation area
- Resident and student training support area
- Audio-visual teaching support
Equipment & Clinical Support
- Anaesthesia workstations
- Anaesthesia machines
- Multi-parameter monitors
- ECG monitoring support
- Non-invasive blood pressure monitoring
- Pulse oximeters
- Capnography support
- Temperature monitoring support
- Defibrillator
- Emergency crash cart
- Ventilator support
- Transport ventilator support where available
- Oxygen supply system
- Central suction support
- Suction machines
- Laryngoscopes
- Video laryngoscope support where available
- Endotracheal tubes
- Supraglottic airway devices
- Laryngeal mask airways
- Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways
- Bougie and stylet
- Difficult airway cart
- Ambu bags
- Face masks
- Breathing circuits
- Bain circuit
- Circle system support
- Spinal anaesthesia sets
- Epidural sets
- Regional block needles
- Peripheral nerve stimulator support
- Ultrasound support for blocks where available
- Infusion pumps
- Syringe pumps
- IV cannulation material
- Arterial line and central line support material
- Emergency drugs
- Anaesthetic drugs and vaporizers
- Resuscitation drugs
- Pain procedure instruments
- Pain OT procedure trolley
- Sterile drapes and procedure kits
- Lead apron and radiation protection support for image-guided pain procedures
- Patient warming support
- Operation table support
- OT lights and modular OT support
- Biomedical equipment maintenance support
- Computer and documentation support
Anaesthesia Services
- General anaesthesia
- Regional anaesthesia
- Spinal anaesthesia
- Epidural anaesthesia
- Combined spinal-epidural support
- Peripheral nerve blocks
- Monitored anaesthesia care
- Sedation for procedures
- Obstetric anaesthesia
- Paediatric anaesthesia support
- Emergency anaesthesia
- Trauma anaesthesia support
- Airway management
- Difficult airway management
- Central venous access support
- Arterial line support
- Intra-operative monitoring
- Post-operative pain management
- ICU and ventilator support coordination
- Resuscitation and emergency response
Modular Operation Theatre Support
- Modern anaesthesia workstation support
- Advanced patient monitoring
- Central oxygen and suction support
- Controlled OT environment
- Safe anaesthesia drug preparation
- Emergency crash cart availability
- Airway and difficult airway readiness
- Regional and general anaesthesia support
- Intra-operative patient safety protocols
- OT team coordination
- Post-operative transfer coordination
- Quality and safety-focused perioperative care
Pain Clinic
The Pain Clinic provides structured evaluation and management of acute and chronic pain conditions with clinical assessment, counselling, medical management, interventional planning and follow-up support.
- Chronic back pain evaluation
- Neck pain management
- Joint pain management
- Neuropathic pain evaluation
- Cancer pain support
- Post-operative pain management
- Musculoskeletal pain management
- Headache and facial pain evaluation
- Sciatica and radicular pain support
- Diabetic neuropathy pain counselling
- Pain assessment and scoring
- Medication-based pain management
- Interventional pain procedure planning
- Physiotherapy and rehabilitation coordination
- Follow-up and long-term pain care planning
Pain OT
- Interventional pain procedures
- Nerve block procedures
- Trigger point injection support
- Epidural steroid injection support where indicated
- Facet joint procedure support where indicated
- Image-guided pain procedure support where available
- Sterile procedural environment
- Patient monitoring during pain procedures
- Emergency preparedness during procedures
- Post-procedure observation
- Pain procedure documentation
- Counselling and follow-up planning
Septic Operation Theatre
- Anaesthesia support for septic surgical cases
- Infection-control OT workflow
- Separate handling of infected cases
- Patient safety and monitoring
- Emergency airway and anaesthesia support
- OT sterilization coordination
- Biomedical waste and infection prevention practices
- Coordination with Surgery, Orthopaedics, OBGY and Emergency departments
- Post-operative recovery and transfer support
- Documentation and infection-control compliance
Critical Care & Emergency Support
- ICU support and critical care coordination
- Ventilator management support
- Emergency airway management
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation support
- Trauma resuscitation support
- Shock management support
- Sedation and analgesia support
- Central line and arterial line support
- Perioperative high-risk patient management
- Post-operative critical care support
- Coordination with Medicine, Surgery, Emergency and ICU teams
- BLS and ACLS training orientation
Patient Safety & Quality Practices
- Pre-anaesthetic evaluation and risk assessment
- Consent and counselling
- WHO surgical safety checklist support
- Anaesthesia machine check
- Drug safety and labelling practices
- Intra-operative monitoring standards
- Airway safety protocols
- Difficult airway readiness
- Emergency drug availability
- Resuscitation preparedness
- Post-anaesthesia recovery monitoring
- Pain assessment and safe analgesia practices
- Infection control in OT and Pain OT
- Radiation protection during image-guided procedures
- Documentation and audit practices
Departmental Library & Museum
- Anaesthesia textbooks and reference books
- Pain medicine reference material
- Critical care reference material
- Airway management charts
- Anaesthesia machine demonstration material
- Regional anaesthesia teaching charts
- Pain procedure teaching material
- Emergency drug charts
- Difficult airway algorithm charts
- BLS and ACLS learning material
- Anaesthesia equipment demonstration models
- Academic manuals, logbooks and seminar resources
UG/PG Academics & Training
- UG lectures and clinical demonstrations
- PG academic case discussions
- Pre-anaesthetic check-up training
- OT-based anaesthesia training
- Airway management demonstrations
- Regional anaesthesia demonstrations
- Pain Clinic and Pain OT orientation
- Septic OT and infection-control workflow training
- ICU and emergency care orientation
- Simulation and resuscitation training
- BLS and ACLS orientation
- Seminars and journal clubs
- Case presentations and mortality-morbidity discussions
- Research activities and publication encouragement
- Integrated teaching with Surgery, OBGY, Orthopaedics, Emergency and Critical Care
- Student record work, logbook and academic guidance
Research Focus
- Perioperative anaesthesia outcomes
- Airway management studies
- Regional anaesthesia research
- Pain management research
- Critical care and ICU-related academic work
- Post-operative pain control studies
- Emergency and trauma anaesthesia research
- Patient safety and quality improvement audits
- Anaesthesia drug and monitoring-related studies
- Interdepartmental research with surgical specialties
- Student and resident research support
"Anaesthesia is the science of safety, comfort and vigilance during surgical care."