Anaesthesiology

• Hod – 1
• Cardiac Anesthesia Consultants – 6
• Paediatric Anaesthesia Consultant – 1
• Senior Consultants – 3
• Consultants – 1
• Junior Consultant – 5
• Cardiac & Paediatric Anesthesia Fellows – 4
• DNB Postgraduates – 15
• Anesthesia Technicians – 12

SERVICES OFFERED

Anaesthesia Services Department is providing Anaesthesia to all cases including complex and critical
cases with in- house anaesthesiologists 24/7 * 365 days. There are Four operation theatre
complexes with total 22 State of art operation theatres rooms.

GENERAL OT

OT complex of first floor has six OTs for General Surgery, Onco Surgery, Paediatric Surgery,
Transplants, ENT, Ophthalmic, G.I Surgery, Urology, Gynae &Obst., Vascular, Laparoscopic Surgery,
and orthopaedics.

There is a separate OT in labour Ward for Obstetric emergency procedures.

CARDIAC OT

Cardiac OT Complex at second floor has total four operation theatres which comprises three OTs for
Adult cardiac surgery and one for pediatric cardiac procedures. We are one of the most premium
and first cardiac surgery unit in Coimbatore performing complex cardiac surgeries including cardoiac
transplants.

NORA

The Non-operating room Anaesthesia services at GKNMH is one of the most premium in the country
with 1 Bronchoscopy suite, 1 Endoscopy suite, 1 Neuro interventional Suite , 3 Cardiac interventional
Suites , 1 Brachy therapy suite , 1 MRI Suite & 1 CT Suite

DAY CARE SURGERY

Two new OTs are exclusively dedicated for day care surgeries in the New OP block.

PAIN MANAGEMENT

Department has a thriving practice of USG guided ‘regional anaesthesia’ by peripheral nerve
block in serious cases where General Anaesthesia or spinal anaesthesia are contraindicated
& post operative pain relief

Advanced Epidural Labour analgesia services for painless labour & delivery is being routinely
offered by our department.

Dedicated Anaesthesiologists specialised in pain medicine available for acute and chronic
pain management.

TRANSPLANT SERVICES

Apart from Cardiac & Renal In-house transplant surgeries, transfer of harvested organ to recipients’
hospitals is being facilitated by the anaesthesia department. Liver, kidney, lung, heart and cornea are
the organs being retrieved from brain dead donors with adequate legal formalities adhered to.

ANCILLARY SERVICES

Both the OT complex is also having pre-operative check-up room as well as pre and post operative
care units. All areas are looked after by in house Anaesthesiologists. Anaesthesiologists are also
managing cases of Surgical, cardiac, Medical ICU as and when required.

CENTRAL STERILIZATION UNIT

Department of Anesthesia is looking after Central sterilization Unit of the Hospital which supplies
sterilized linen & instruments to various other departments in the hospital.

CENTRAL OXYGEN SYSTEM

Department of Anesthesia is looking after Central Oxygen station of the hospital, which provides
oxygen, nitrous oxide, suction and compressed air to the hospital. This station has liquid oxygen tank
apart from emergency big cylinders.