The team offers expert care throughout both the surgery and recovery phases.
Assessing Risks Before Surgery
- The experts check patients before surgery and identify potential risks.
- They manage health concerns before the surgery and prepare you for surgery.
- To build strength before surgery, the anaesthesia team give support and sets up recovery plans using the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery method.
- They also explain different anaesthesia options, as well as their advantages and risks to you.
- Explain pain control choices.
Anaesthesia During Surgery
- The team provides anaesthesia care for different surgeries, including transplants, cancer treatments, and complex or high-risk cases.
- They focus anaesthesia on surgeries like:
Brain, spine and nervous system surgeries
Heart and lung surgeries
Procedures involving the liver, pancreas, bile ducts or digestive system
Surgeries for children and newborns
Bone, spine, or joint replacement operations
- Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA) with Target-controlled Infusion (TCI) systems
- Monitor depth of anaesthesia, neuromuscular function, and cardiac output
- Use Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) tools
Regional Anaesthesia & Advanced Methods
- Perform nerve and plexus blocks guided by ultrasound
- Deliver central neuraxial blocks like spinal epidural, or combined spinal-epidural approaches
- Apply catheter techniques to provide long-term pain relief
- Uses regional anaesthesia to support outpatient and same-day surgeries
- Handle procedures requiring monitored anaesthesia care (MAC)
Obstetric Anaesthesia and Labour Pain Relief
- Pain relief during labour using epidural or combined spinal-epidural methods.
- At KIMS Hospital in Mahadevapura, our team provides anaesthetic care to high-risk pregnancies like those with high blood pressure, heart issues or placenta complications.
- The anaesthesia team works with the obstetric and newborn care teams to give complete support.
Pain Management for Surgery and Long-term Pain
- At KIMS Hospital in Mahadevapura, our team uses tailored methods to manage pain after surgeries or injuries.
- Helping manage ongoing pain caused by:
Nerve damage like diabetic nerve issues or pain after shingles.
Issues in joints and muscles, including back pain or fibromyalgia.
Pain associated with cancer or illnesses requiring care during the final stages of life.
- Carry out nerve block injections or specialised techniques using imaging guidance.
- Spinal cord stimulation, intrathecal pumps and the use of radiofrequency ablation
Emergency and Trauma Anaesthesia
- Handle rapid sequence induction during trauma resuscitation
- Manage emergency surgeries and patient airways
- Prepare for disasters and provide anaesthesia in mass casualty situations
Postoperative and Critical Care
- Take care of patients in the Post-anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
- Support post-surgical patients in High Dependency Units (HDU) or Intensive Care Units (ICU)
- Addressing issues like anaesthesia-related complications or slow recovery
Palliative and At-home Care
- Deliver advanced care to manage pain and symptoms
- Offer consultations for bedridden patients or those with terminal illnesses to provide relief at home.
- Give guidance and support to help families and caregivers.