Anaesthesia & perioperative care
- Elective and emergency anaesthesia
- Pediatric and neonatal anaesthesia
- Obstetric anaesthesia
- Round-the-clock labour analgesia
- Support for specialist surgical units
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Overview
The Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care was established in 1987. It supports surgical services across Islamabad Hospital, the Children’s Hospital, the Mother & Child Health Centre, the Burn Care Center and specialist surgical units.
Critical care services were formally brought together under the department in 2005, integrating the surgical and medical intensive care units.
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Services
Critical care
- Management of surgical and medical ICU patients
- Pediatric intensive care support
- Burn and hepatobiliary intensive care support
- Emergency and mass-casualty response
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Critical care procedures & support
- EEG
- Endoscopy and colonoscopy
- Bronchoscopy
- Plasmapheresis
- Percutaneous and open tracheostomy
- Ultrasound and echocardiography
- Virtual rounds
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Training & academics
The department provides FCPS and MCPS training and education in Critical Care Medicine. Teaching also supports nurse anaesthetists and medical technologists. Clinical meetings, lectures, seminars and research activities contribute to professional development.