Introduction
The Department of
Anaesthesiology and Critical care, was established in the month of
October, 1992 and is one of
the largest departments in the Institute.
The department of
Anaesthesiology and Critical care has started with providing
services to only four super specialties and a five bedded
respiratory intensive care unit.
Over the years, along with the
development of medical sciences and expansion of the SVIMS, the
department has grown to cater to the need of both the super
specialty and broad specialty.
The department is
having all the latest state - of - art equipment relating to
Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine. Clinical work load covers
administration of anaesthesia and perioperative care to six super
surgical specialty and four broad surgical specialty services apart
from anaesthesia support for remote location that includes radiology
suite, catheterization lab and electroconvulsive therapy. The
department also runs a 15 bedded
state of the art
respiratory intensive
care unit (RICU) with round
the clock service for resuscitation and ventilator management.
Academic Activity:
The department runs a MCI recognised post-graduation course with
nine intakes per year. The department also runs academic residency
programme (Post-Doctoral fellowship) in Cardiac, Neuro
anaesthesiology and critical care (2 intakes in each per year)
courses. The department facilitates training of BSc Anaesthesia
technician students (12 intakes per year,8 semesters). The
department is actively involved in hospital Code blue team and has
AHA certified BLS/ACLS instructors.
The department follows an integrated approach and standard protocols
for patient care, education and research. Currently the department
is focussing on simulation, outcomes research, airway management and
community training in basic life support skills.
The department regularly organizes
“BAPU” (Balaji
Anaesthesia Postgraduate Update), a National level CME programme
and/or a Balaji Gold medal oration to felicitate eminent faculty
from anaesthesia fraternity on 16th October every year.
