The activities of the Anaesthesiology Department include the perioperative management of patients undergoing surgery, the treatment of the critically ill and the treatment of acute and chronic pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In detail: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Proper preoperative preparation avoiding surgery postponements and short preoperative care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Communication and smooth coordination between anaesthesiologists in preparing patients for surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Continuous quality control and improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Systematic training of all anaesthesiologists for treating cases regardless of specialty, severity and age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Operational Areas – Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A. <\/strong>The department’s main activity area is the 1st floor of the Limassol General Hospital, where 5 operating rooms and a septic cases room are located. It covers the following Clinics: Surgery \/ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopaedic, Gynaecological and Obstetric, Urology, Ophthalmology and ENT Departments<\/p>\n\n\n\n B.<\/strong> It is responsible for administration of anaesthesia for intraoperative and outpatient procedures, such as diagnostic imaging examinations, endoscopic diagnostic interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n C.<\/strong>\u00a0 Another important area is non-surgical activities, such as the placement of venous lines, intubations, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n D.<\/strong> It also covers emergency Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) cases in the Hospital’s Clinics, in the A&E Department, and participates in the transfer of critically ill intubated patients within and outside the Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n E.<\/strong> As part of patient preparation, an outpatient Preoperative Anaesthesia Clinic operates daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n F.<\/strong> The Anaesthesiology Department is also involved in the management of acute postoperative pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n G.<\/strong> The Anaesthesiology Department operates an exceptional Chronic Pain Clinic serving both hospitalised patients and outpatients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H.<\/strong> Training of specialised anaesthesiologists, providing a one-year specialisation program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I.<\/strong> Departmental lectures or case studies – discussions on a weekly or fortnightly basis. J. Consultation on specialised topics of anaesthesiology with all the Hospital’s departments for high-risk patients or patients with rare diseases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":89882,"template":"","hospital-tax":[588],"section":[],"ppma_author":[447],"yoast_head":"\n\n