Anesthesiology
PRK Hospitals have all the modern and safest methods of Anesthesiology for patients care. The department provides Anesthesia services which accommodate surgeries like Neurosurgery, Cardiac Surgery, and Orthopedic, Laparoscopic and Abdominal surgeries, Oncosurgery, Urosurgery, Gynecological, ENT, Ophthalmology, Kidney transplants and Facio Maxillary Surgery. Our Anesthesiology department also offers services to Emergency care, Radiology, Endoscopy, cardiac and few other departments.
Treatments that are followed by Anesthesiology department at PRK Hospitals are:
- Cardiothoracic
- Anesthesia
- Critical Care
- Obstetric Anesthesia
- Pain Medicine
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Transplant Anesthesia
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What is Anesthesiology and what they do?
Anesthesiology is a department of medicine, where there are experts who can wisely inject the anesthesia drug to the patients. Because of this process patients are carried out of the surgeries without any distress or inconvenience. Department of Anesthesia is very important for any small or critical surgery.
Determine if it is safe to proceed with the anesthetic and surgery or procedure.
Devise an anesthetic plan with the patient. This is typically general anesthesia, sedation anesthesia, or regional anesthesia such as a spinal, epidural, or regional nerve block (usually accompanied by intravenous sedation).
Ensure unconsciousness with general anesthesia, or the appropriate level of sedation with sedation anesthesia.
Monitor and maintain normal vital signs, including respirations (breaths), pulse, blood pressure, and temperature.
Monitor and maintain normal levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide gas in the lungs.
Identify and treat any problem or emergency that may occur before, during, and after the procedure, such as an unexpected or allergic reaction to a medication, bleeding, or an unexpected change.
Post Anesthesia Care :
We take good care of all patients who undergo surgery under Anesthesia. They are kept under observation in a modern equipped postoperative recovery care unit by specially trained nursing staff under the guidance of the Anesthesiologists to assist the patients with any difficulty.
The nursing staff at the Care unit will look after the patients and ensure that the patient is taken to provide adequate post-operative pain relief. Sometimes there comes a need for more intense monitoring for a longer period of time is shifted to the critical care unit for further management.
We have an extremely skilled and well-experienced team of anesthesiologists who aim at optimum quality patient care not just during the surgery but also during post-surgery period. Anesthetists are the first persons who will attend to the patients to prepare them for the surgery and ensure they will be comfortable till the end of the surgery.
Can I talk with my anesthesiologist before surgery?
You will meet your anesthesiologist the day of the operation before surgery. If you have any questions or concerns related to your anesthesia, you are welcome to contact the Department to arrange for a pre-anesthetic consultation. We always have an anesthesiologist on call to answer your pressing questions.
If you have any questions about your operation, you should contact us.
What should I do if I think someone is having a stroke?
You will be given specific instructions about eating and drinking by the nurse who contacts you the day before your surgery. You should refrain from eating at least eight hours before your scheduled procedure to reduce side effects related to an aspiration. An aspiration is when stomach contents are expelled into the lungs and can cause significant damage. You can protect yourself from an aspiration by carefully following preoperative instructions regarding food and drink.
What should I do if someone having chest pain?
Chest pain can be a sign of a heart attack. Call ambulance or you take them to the closest emergency hospital if chest pain lasts longer than 5 minutes or does not go away when you rest or take medication.
Other symptoms of a heart attack to look for are:
- Sweating
- Shortness of breath
- Rapid or irregular heartbeat
- Nausea or vomiting
- Pain in back, upper abdomen, arm or shoulder
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At PRK Super Specialty Hospitals, every care-giver follows the fundamentals of healing, by providing care & support while helping you understand the importance of working towards a common goal of healing.