Anesthesia

DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY

The department of anesthesiology at D.Y.Patil Medical College, Kolhapur was established in the year 2001. At present the department has 12 faculty members, four senior residents and 12 junior residents pursuing the course for MD, Anaesthesiology.

VISION- To be a nationally and internationally acclaimed academic department in anesthesia, pain and critical care.

MISSION- To provide a learning environment in which the physician and other health professional may enhance their professional growth in cognitive and procedural areas of anesthesia for the purpose of improving patient care. To foster an environment that facilitates the exchange of information on the practice of anesthesia individual members and non-members through continuing education activities and continuing education programme as a whole.

GOAL- To improvise an anesthesiologist to excel in skill and knowledge to become an ideal perioperative physician and intensivist.

OBJECTIVES- To provide safe anesthesia for all. To improve patient care by alleviating pain in perioperative period and other chronic pain syndromes. To train medical staff in skills disaster and trauma management.

InformationThe Department of Anaesthesiology, at D.Y.Patil Medical College, Kolhapur was formed way back in the year 1991.Right from its early days, the department has always been in the forefront of patient care, adhering to high standards of ethics and quality. Over the years, the department has expanded by leaps and bounds to its current standing. It has state- of -the -art infrastructure in the form of modular operation theatres, advanced anaesthesia workstations and latest equipment like videolaryngoscopes, fibreoptic bronchoscope, invasive monitoring devices to cater to simple as well as complicated surgeries with equal competency. The department forms the backbone of the surgical departments of Surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, ENT and ophthalmology. It also provides acute and chronic pain services and emergency resuscitation services in the ICU and Emergency Medicine department.Experienced faculty members renowned in their field, provide expert clinical care, formulate and roll out research projects and guide students in their academic career.The curriculum for post-graduation in the subject was started in the year 2007. Students are trained to provide anesthesia services as well as contribute to research. The department provides a platform to students and encourages them to present award winning poster and paper presentations at prestigious national and international conferences. The department keeps abreast of the latest advances by conducting various workshops, CME, conferences and guest lectures from esteemed faculty members.Alumni from our department have pursued super specialty and fellowship courses to achieve commendable success in their field of specialization. They have impressed their superiors in their workplace in private, corporate and teaching sectors in India as well as abroad with their clinical and research skills to carry forward the name of the department and the institution proudly.

INFRASTRUCTURE- The operation theatre complex consists of 12 operation theaters. All are equipped with state-of-the-art anesthesia workstations with low flow system and ventilators. There are also high-end monitors providing for basic and advanced invasive monitoring and gas analyzers. Advanced airway equipment is used for difficult cases.

PATIENT CARE- Anesthesiologists function as perioperative physicians to provide patient care. The department caters to providing anesthesia to patients of all surgical branches viz orthopedic, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ENT and Ophthalmology. All elective and emergency procedures are attended to by the department. Anesthesia for super specialty surgeries in the branches of pediatrics, oncosurgery, plastic surgery and neurosurgery is also conducted. The department runs a pre-anesthesia clinic for assessment of patients preoperatively. The department also runs a Pain clinic. Under the aegis of this clinic labor analgesia acute and chronic pain services is offered to patients. Anesthesia at remote locations in radiology department and endoscopic department is also offered. The department also runs a post anesthesia care unit (PACU) and provides care to critically ill patients in the surgical ICU. The department focuses on optimal, feasible and high-quality treatment care for the best benefit of the patients.

TEACHING- the department is equally dedicated to the training of PG students in anesthesiology. Students are encouraged to follow best practice guidelines and also take an interest in academic presentation at conferences and seminars. Research work and thesis are given a priority to enhance the contribution of department in the field of research and publications.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION- the department conducts yearly CMEs/ conferences for the benefit of medical professionals with an aim to keep abreast of the latest advances in knowledge and technology in the field of anesthesia, pain and critical care.

PROGRAMMES FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS- The department contributes to conducting COLS (Compression Only Life Support) training programmes for the public regularly. Awareness for anesthesia, pain relief and labor analgesia procedures are carried out through the medium of media and print.