Anesthesiology

When you need an anesthesiologist consultation?

Consultation with an anesthesiologist is needed before each surgical intervention, as well as before instrumental diagnostics performed under anesthesia. The consultation is recommended in 48 hours before the operation. During the consultation, the anesthesiologist has to inform the patient about the anesthesia process and confirm with the doctors the chosen method of anesthesia, assessing the benefits and risks to the patient’s health.

The anesthesiologist will help to:

• choose the optimal type of anesthesia;
• choose the optimal type of pain relief during diagnostic research methods;
• provide for and exclude operational and postoperative consequences for the patient’s health.

Preoperative consultation with an anesthesiologist consists of the following steps:

• assessment of health risks and comorbidities in the context of the planned surgical intervention or diagnostic procedure;
• analysis of preoperative laboratory tests and instrumental studies results and preparation of the recommendations;
• examination of the patient (a measurement of blood pressure, heart rate, determination of body mass index, body temperature);
• collection of complaints and study of the history of the diseases (past diseases, heredity);
• determination of the blood group, delivery of a preoperative laboratory and instrumental studies package, including ECG;
• providing answers to all questions that concern the patient before surgery or diagnosis;
• determination of the optimal type of anesthesia (technique and method of anesthesia).

If necessary, the anesthesiologist can recommend additional examination and consultations from specialists in various fields.

An anesthesiologist has to present at an operation or during a diagnostic procedure that requires anesthesia and provide the responsible implementation of all stages of anesthesia support.

A postoperative consultation with an anesthesiologist consists of the following steps:

• monitoring health and well-being after anesthesia;
• examination of the patient (a measurement of blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature);
• if necessary, obtaining additional consultations from related specialists: cardiologist, allergist, and others;
• providing answers to all questions that concern the patient after surgery or after diagnosis;
• providing recommendations for further treatment of pain syndrome, information on the peculiarities of eating food, water;
• informing about the possible risks and negative consequences of anesthesia.

The anesthesiologist works closely with operating surgeons, as well as with endoscopist doctors in the following areas:

• otolaryngology;
• gynecology;
• urology;
• vascular surgery;
• oncology;
• gastroenterology;
• proctology;
• surgery, including aesthetic surgery.

Anesthesia methods

Anesthesiologists of the Healthy&Happy medical network use the following methods and techniques:

• anesthesia on an outpatient basis;
• spinal anesthesia;
• epidural anesthesia;
• general anesthesia using muscle relaxants.

The use of muscle relaxants in anesthesia makes it possible to obtain a more controlled effect and predictable action. However, their use largely depends on the anesthesiologist’s qualification. Healthy&Happy medical chain widely uses muscle relaxants with medium and short duration of action. The selection is provided individually, depending on the initial status of the patient, the type and stages of the surgical intervention, the predicted timing of activation.

During the operation, the patient’s health is constantly monitored under the anesthesiologist direct supervision. The individual intensive care rooms of the Healthy&Happy Medical Center are equipped with:

• cardiac monitoring devices (BM800A Biomed patient monitor);
• systems for automatic supply of saline solutions and medications (Graseby Omnifuse PCA (USA);
• resuscitation beds of the Comfort system QUINTETT company with electronic devices for a more comfortable stay of patients in the period after surgery.

Thus, all surgical interventions in the Healthy&Happy medical chain are performed in comfortable conditions under the supervision of experienced specialists, which guarantees the safety for patients’ health and creates conditions for their speedy recovery. Each patient after the operation is under careful round-the-clock supervision and receives the necessary care from the qualified and friendly staff of the Healthy&Happy chain.

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