Cardiac Anesthesia

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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.