EXPERIENCED ANAESTHESIOLOGY UNIT
The Department of Anaesthesiology at Harmony Hospital, Ahmedabad comprises an integrated group of extensively trained and highly skilled doctors. The team consists of Anaesthesiologists who have trained in the best institutes in India in all subspecialties of anesthesia including neuro anesthesia, regional anesthesia, transplant anesthesia, Obstetric anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, cardiac anesthesia and pain management.
The anesthesia team provides elective and 24/7 emergency cover to operating rooms, endoscopy unit, Cath LAB, CT / MRI suites. It aspires to provide world-class peri-operative care by integrating experience and modern technology.
Undergoing surgery is a mentally and physically stressful event for the patient and their family. Our dedicated anesthesia team understands a patient’s journey starting at pre-operative assessment, surgery, recovery & return to normal life and aims to make it as smooth and pain-free as possible.
TREATMENT & PROCEDURES – ANAESTHESIOLOGY
The Department of Anaesthesiology at Harmony Hospital aids patients with Pre-operative care, to reduce Pain during Surgeries, for both Minimally-Invasive and Complex open Surgeries. It works in tandem with other departments and offers general anesthesia, local anesthesia, pain medicine, intensive care medicine and critical emergency medicine.
Pre–anesthesia / Pre-surgery check-up and optimization
Anesthesia for all types of surgeries and procedures
Advanced airway management
Pre- and post-operative pain management
Epidural analgesia after surgery & labor analgesia
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for pain management
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)
Advanced vascular access
Chronic pain management
Initiation of life support services
The team brings evidence-based practice into the operating room and provides services for all kinds of routine and specialized surgery. The specialized surgeries for which anesthesia services are currently offered include:
General surgery and Minimal access surgery (Laparoscopic surgery)
Neurosurgery
Spine surgery
Orthopedic surgery & Joint replacement surgery
Urology & Andrology
Hepato-biliary surgery
Onco-surgery
Robotic arms assisted surgery
Bariatric surgery
Pediatric surgery
Obstetrics & Gynaecological surgery
Cardiac surgery
Plastic surgery, ENT surgery, Vascular surgery
Organ transplant surgery
All the above surgeries are performed in the ultra-modern operation theatres which are equipped with dedicated monitoring devices with a central monitoring facility, multi-parameter monitoring for invasive pressures, HR, ECG, SPO2, capnography, temperature, neuromuscular monitoring, BIS monitors for ensuring no awareness under anesthesia and anesthetic agent gas monitors. The department is also equipped with dedicated ultrasound machines for regional anesthesia and nerve blocks, intraoperative ultrasound scans, peripheral nerve stimulators for nerve blocks, bronchoscopes for intubation, awake intubation for difficult airway scenarios.
The department aspires to keep every patient pain-free after surgery. The team has effectively adopted multimodal analgesia to enhance the recovery of patients and enable a faster return to a healthy life.
The team uses advanced & straightforward nerve blocks and neuraxial blocks for providing effective pain relief if required. Patient safety and satisfaction are at the core of pain management with the use of microprocessor-controlled patient-controlled analgesia pumps for providing perioperative pain management.
The Department of Anaesthesiology also provides Anesthesia and Sedation services to:
Daycare procedures
Gastroenterology/Endoscopic procedures (Upper GI endoscopy, ERCP, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy)
24-hour support to the cardiology cath lab and state-of-the-art – biplanar hybrid cath lab (Angiogram, PTCA- cardiac stenting, EP study, Complex cardiac catheterization)
32 SLICE CT / 1.5T MRIInterventional radiology procedures