Gugale Hospital

Anaesthesia Department

Anaesthesia Services

Anaesthesiology is a branch of medicine that allows the safe usage of medical drugs to induce a reversible state of total or partial lack of responsiveness to surgical procedures so that they can be carried out smoothly without causing any distress or inconvenience to the patient.

The term Anaesthesia is derived from the Greek words ‘ an meaning ‘without’ and ‘aesthesis’ meaning ‘sensation’. Thus anesthesia literally means ‘without sensation’

The Department of Anaesthesiology at Gugale Hospital uses the most advanced safe and patient-focused techniques in the delivery of anaesthetic care. Our team of extremely skilled and well-experienced anesthesiologists aims to provide optimum quality patient care not only in the operation theatres but also beyond it by optimizing pre-operative patient status and providing comprehensive patient care during the early postoperative period.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Anesthesia is a drug that prevents patients from feeling pain or dramatically reduces pain during surgery or childbirth.

    • There are four types:

    • General anesthesia, used for major operations, causes loss of consciousness or puts you to sleep and makes you unable to move.

    • Sedation, often used for minimally invasive surgery, blocks pain and causes sleepiness, but doesn’t put you to sleep.

    • Regional anesthesia, such as an epidural or a nerve block, numbs a large part of the body while you remain awake. Doctors often use regional anesthesia with sedation or general anesthesia.

    • Local anesthesia numbs just a small area of your body for minor procedures, such as getting stitches or having a mole removed.

  • Dying or suffering permanent serious harm (such as brain damage) is very rare, but the possibility does exist. The risk will vary according to your health beforehand and the seriousness of your operation. In Canada, the chance of a healthy person dying as a result of anesthesia is probably between 1 in 200,000 and 1 in 400,000. This is certainly comparable with the risks of commercial airline travel and much safer than travel by car.

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