Department Profile
The Department of Anaesthesia supports the complete perioperative pathway—from pre-anaesthetic evaluation and optimisation to anaesthesia delivery, airway management, intra-operative monitoring, recovery and post-operative pain control.
The service works across surgical specialties and emergency pathways, with dedicated support for modular and septic operation theatres, pain medicine, difficult airway management, resuscitation, ICU coordination and high-risk perioperative care.
Anticipate risk early, maintain physiological stability throughout procedures, manage pain effectively and ensure a safe transition from theatre to recovery or critical care.
Perioperative Care Pathway
Anaesthesia services are integrated with surgical, obstetric, emergency and critical-care teams to support safe procedural care.
Specialised Perioperative 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.
Anaesthesia Modalities & Procedural Support
- 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
Patient Safety, Monitoring & Quality Practices
Perioperative safety depends on structured preparation, equipment readiness, continuous monitoring, airway preparedness and reliable recovery assessment.
- 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
- 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 Medicine & Interventional Support
Pain services combine structured assessment, medication-based management, counselling, rehabilitation coordination and selected interventional procedures.
- 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
- 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
Critical Care, Airway & 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
- 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
Infrastructure, Workstations & Airway Equipment
Department infrastructure supports routine and high-risk anaesthesia, monitoring, airway management, recovery, pain procedures and emergency response.
- 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
- 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
UG/PG Training, Simulation & Research
Training integrates PAC, OT practice, airway skills, regional techniques, resuscitation, pain medicine and critical-care decision making.
- 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
- 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