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Anaesthesiology

Anaesthesia and perioperative care across every surgical department.

Anaesthesia and perioperative care across every surgical department.

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Your health. Our priority.

Anaesthesia is safest when the assessment happens days before the operation rather than minutes before it.

  • A pre-operative assessment that finds the heart, lung or airway problem before the day of surgery
  • The technique chosen for the patient, so an older patient may have a spinal where a general anaesthetic carries more risk
  • Pain relief planned in advance, because pain controlled early is easier to control than pain chased afterwards
  • The same anaesthetist through the operation and into recovery
Anaesthesiology care at Dr. Humayun Speciality Hospital

Care for a wide range of concerns.

What the anaesthetic team assesses and manages, before, during and after surgery.

Fitness assessment before surgery
Anaesthesia for patients with heart or lung disease
Anaesthesia in diabetes and obesity
Obstetric anaesthesia including epidural
Anaesthesia for children
Difficult airway management
Post-operative pain
Chronic pain requiring intervention

Advanced care for better outcomes.

General, regional and obstetric anaesthesia, sedation and pain management.

General anaesthesia
Spinal and epidural anaesthesia
Nerve blocks for limb surgery
Sedation for endoscopy and imaging
Labour epidural analgesia
Pre-anaesthetic assessment clinic
Post-operative pain management
All treatments and procedures
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Safety. Compassion. Excellence.

Your health and comfort remain at the heart of every treatment we provide.

Key Areas of Expertise

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Assessing patients who have been turned down elsewhere as too high risk
Regional anaesthesia and nerve blocks, which reduce the need for strong painkillers afterwards
Obstetric anaesthesia, including epidurals in labour and spinals for caesarean
Airway management, which is the skill that matters when things go wrong
Anaesthesia for children, where dosing and reassurance are both different

Advanced technology and facilities

The monitoring and airway equipment anaesthesia depends on.

  • Anaesthetic machines with integrated monitoring
  • Difficult airway equipment including video laryngoscopy
  • Ultrasound for nerve blocks and vascular access
  • Depth of anaesthesia and neuromuscular monitoring
  • Post-anaesthesia recovery unit
  • Intensive care for high-risk cases
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Questions, answered.

Common questions about anaesthesiology care at Humayun Hospital.

Will I feel anything during surgery?

No. Under general anaesthesia you are unconscious. Under spinal or regional anaesthesia you are awake but the area is completely numb, and sedation can be given if you would rather not be alert.

Is anaesthesia dangerous?

Modern anaesthesia is very safe, and the assessment beforehand is what keeps it that way. Existing heart, lung or airway problems increase risk, which is exactly why they are identified in advance.

Why must I not eat before surgery?

Because a full stomach can empty into the lungs while you are unconscious, which is serious. The fasting rules are usually six hours for food and two for clear fluids.

Does an epidural in labour slow things down?

It does not increase the chance of a caesarean. It may lengthen the pushing stage slightly. Your obstetrician and anaesthetist will discuss it with you during pregnancy.

Still have questions?

If your question is not answered here, our team is happy to talk it through with you.

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