Anaesthesia is a highly specialized branch in medical field. It deals with Operative Anaesthesia, perioperative medicine Critical Care and Pain Medicine. Our department at IMCH is running 11 state of the art major Operation Theatres, catering for all surgical specialities including General Surgery including laproscopic surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Oro- Facio-Maxillary, Plastic Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Urology, Gynaecological and Obstetrical surgery. All our OTs are well equipped with advanced gadgets, we also provide NORA [non operative room anaesthesia services] including MRI SUITE

We have post anaesthesia care unit (PACU)  with ventilators with 10 beds providing postoperative care. We run our anaesthesia OPD clinic for pre-anaesthetic check-up on all working days. We also run fully functional pain clinic providing pain relief to patients suffering from chronic intractable pain. Besides that we are committed to give 24×7 acute pain services to all post-operative patients including painless labour facility for normal deliveries (labor analgesia).

Our department is having full faculty strength and a competent team of technical and nursing staff to provide best anaesthesia services and patient care to operative patients. Besides this we maintain our academic level by doing regular seminars, group discussions, case based discussions, case presentations, guest lectures,  research activities in the institution.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS  HANDLED
UG : MBBS
PG : MD ANAESTHESIOLOGY

FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT :
Fiber Optic Laryngoscopes: Adult and Paediatric sizes
USG Machine – with three probes
Peripheral Nerve Stimulator – for Regional Nerve Blocks
Pain Clinic
Emergency Medical Response Team
Surgical ICU, PACU [ Post Anaesthesia Care Unit ]
ACLS and BLS mannequins, and ‘Interactive Emergency cardiac scenario Simulator’
Anaesthesia Museum
Anaesthesiology Books Library
Seminar room with Projector
BSc Anaesthesia & OT Technology’ Courses

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES (UG, PG TEACHING ACTIVITIES):

UG teaching programs:

MBBS 
One theory classes per month as per CBME
Integrated teaching 
BLS TRAINING  

PG teaching programs: MD ANAESTHESIOLOGY
One seminar, one case discussion and one journal club per week.
Demonstration and hands on training for various anaesthesia technique and procedures in OT, ICU, Casualty, Radiology suite and Cath lab.
Periodic clinical and theory assessment.
BLS and ACLS training

BSc Anaesthesia Technology 
Theory classes conducted regularly
Clinical Orientation and postings in different surgical OT’s under anaesthesia department
Practical demonstration and teaching conduct regularly
Theory and Practical examination conducted regularly

COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM:
Our Department has trained not only medical, dental, AHS students, non teaching workers also Police personnel, Public  for BLS 

EVENTS ORGANISED :
CME – 2
1.WORLD ANAESTHESIA DAY CME 2024 – 16/10/2024 with TNMC Accreditation
2.WORLD ANAESTHESIA DAY CME 2023– 16/10/2023 with TNMC Accreditation

CADAVERIC WORKSHOP – 1
INDIRA PAIN AND REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA TRAINING – 06/09/2025 – A Hands on Cadaveric Workshop with TNMC Accreditation