Cardiac anesthesia is a sub-specialty of the medical
practice of anesthesiology devoted to the preoperative, intraoperative and
postoperative care of adult patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery and
related invasive procedures. It deals with anesthesia aspects of care
related to surgical cases such as open-heart surgery, lung surgery and other
operations of the human chest. However, the scope of cardiac anesthesia is
not only limited to these operations.
The Department of Cardiac Anesthesia at Kalra Hospital manages various
types of cardio-thoracic and major vascular surgeries and cardiac
catheterization procedures. Cardiac anesthesia brought to application by
expert practitioners reduces the complexities involved in the process, and
decreases the length of intensive care unit and hospital stay for the
patients. The department is fully equipped with state-of-the-art anesthesia
machines, facility for invasive hemodynamic monitoring, IABP machines and
ventilators.
The Department of Cardiac Anesthesia comprises the following:
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