Anaesthesiology

Anaesthesiology in Mohali

Anaesthesia refers to injecting drugs or administering gases to make patients insensitive to pain during surgical procedures. The Department of Anaesthesiology at Park Hospital, Mohali, plays a vital role in the safe delivery of surgical and interventional care across all hospital specialties. 

Anaesthesia is more than just putting a patient to sleep; it is a precise science that balances unconsciousness, pain control, and safety throughout a surgical procedure. The role of an anaesthesiologist in maintaining patient safety and comfort cannot be overemphasized. They take medical histories, discuss anaesthesia options with patients, and monitor patients before, during, and after surgery. 

General anaesthesia renders the patient completely unconscious, ensuring no pain or discomfort during major operations such as heart surgery, joint replacements, or abdominal procedures. Anaesthetic drugs are given through an intravenous line or inhaled as gases, affecting the brain and central nervous system to temporarily shut down awareness and sensation. The anaesthesiologist closely monitors vital signs, including blood pressure, heart rate, oxygenation, CO2 elimination, and temperature, throughout the procedure to ensure the patient's safety. 

Regional anaesthesia numbs a specific area of the body while allowing the patient to remain conscious or mildly sedated, and is commonly used for childbirth, orthopaedic procedures, and surgeries of the limbs or lower body. Local anaesthesia is used for minor procedures, numbing only a small targeted area. 

Park Hospital's anaesthesiology team also includes senior consultants with specialized Pain Medicine fellowships, extending the department's role beyond the operating theatre into the management of acute and chronic pain across clinical settings.