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Anesthesiology and Critical Care

The Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at AIIMS Bhubaneswar is officially functional since 2013. Anesthesia services are provided to all broad and super speciality surgical departments, both for elective as well as emergency cases. In addition, the department runs a 14 bedded intensive care unit. Out-patient department clinics consists of pre-anesthesia check-up clinic which are run from Mondays to Fridays, and pain and palliative care clinics which are scheduled on Thursdays. Anesthesia services are also provided for MRI, CT, ERCP, electroconvulsive therapy, radiotherapy, and cath labs on a daily basis. In-patient palliative care services as well as services for patients coming with acute and chronic pain are also provided. Peripheral services like emergency central venous access, intubation calls, cardiac arrest calls, etc. for in-patients as well as emergency ward patients are also provided. In the height of the covid pandemic, the department was at the forefront in the management of critically ill patients with Covid-19 disease.

 

The department is presently involved in postgraduate (MD, DM & PDF), undergraduate (MBBS), B.Sc. (Operation theatre & Anesthesia Technology), and B.Sc. (Nursing) teaching, clinical research and patient care. The department conducts regular weekly academic activities and all the faculty members actively participate in the undergraduate, nursing, postgraduate, and postdoctoral teaching. The students are sensitized and encouraged to get actively involved in research. The department has taken the forefront in starting integrated academic programmes in anesthesiology, and in critical care with other allied departments. In addition, regular zonal workshops are conducted by the department to improve the teaching and learning in this part of the country.

 

DM (Neuroanesthesia) and PDF (Cardiothoracic anesthesia) programmes under the department started in January 2019. Besides, approval has already been given for starting PDF in Pediatric Anesthesia, DM in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, and DM in Critical Care. The department is jointly involved with the department of Radiotherapy in running the PDF (Palliative Care) course. The faculty members are involved in various intra and extra-mural funded/non-funded research projects. Faculty and students of the department have presented their research work in various national and international conferences and have received prestigious awards and prizes. Faculty of the department are also involved in establishing many upcoming value-added centres like the Critical Care Hospital, Centres of Excellence, and the National Emergency Life Support Skill Centre.

  • Ongoing programmes: MD in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, PDF in Critical Care, DM in Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care, PDF in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, and BSc in Operation theater and anesthesia technology.
  • Approved for starting DM in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, DM in Critical Care, and PDF in pediatric anesthesia.
  • Infrastructure & services: Modular operation theatres, intensive care unit, non-operating room anesthesia, and OPD clinics (PAC, Pain and Palliative Care)
  • Equipment procured: High end anesthesia work stations, high-end Echocardiography machines, Ultrasound machines, Cell-saver machines, Fibreoptic scopes, Blood-gas analysers, syringe pumps, PCA pumps, Defibrillators, Cardiac-output monitors, fluid warmers, high-end ventilators, multi-para monitors, Simulation manikins (adult and pediatric), video laryngoscopes, high end flexible bronchoscopes.
Sl No Name Designation Department Email Action
1
Dr. Satyajeet Misra
Prof. & Head Anesthesiology and Critical Care anaes_satyajeet@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
2
Dr Swagata Tripathy
Addl. Prof. Anesthesiology and Critical Care swagata_anaes@aiims.edu.in
tripathyswagata@gmail.com
3
Dr P. Bhaskar Rao
Addl. Prof. Anesthesiology and Critical Care anaes_bhaskar@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
4
Dr. Neha Singh
Addl. Prof. Anesthesiology and Critical Care anaes_neha@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
5
Dr. Jayanta Kumar Mitra
Addl. Prof. Anesthesiology and Critical Care : anaes_jayanta@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
6
Dr Bikram Kishore Behera
Addl. Prof. Anesthesiology and Critical Care :anaes_bikram@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
7
Dr Sritam Swarup Jena
Assoc. Prof. Anesthesiology and Critical Care anaes_sritam@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
8
Dr Aparajita Panda
Associate Professor Anesthesiology and Critical Care anaes_aparajita@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
9
Dr Alok Kumar Sahoo
Assoc. Prof. Anesthesiology and Critical Care anase_alok@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
10
Dr. Prasanta Kumar Das
Asst. Prof. Anesthesiology and Critical Care anaes_prasanta@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
11
Dr. Nitasha Mishra
Asst. Prof. Anesthesiology and Critical Care : anaes_nitasha @aiimsbhuaneswar.edu.in
12
Dr. Suma Rabab Ahmad
Asst. Prof. Anesthesiology and Critical Care anaes_suma@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
13
Dr Soumya Sarkar
Asst. Prof. Anesthesiology and Critical Care anaes_Soumya@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in
Academic Events Conducted:
  • CME on perioperative echocardiography on 30th July 2022
  • 29th ISACON east zone & 48th OSISACON 2019 in October, 2019
  • CME on Perioperative echocardiography in March, 2019
  • ICU case management training for peripheral doctors and nurses during May to July, 2019
  • East zone post-graduate assembly for Anesthesiology post-graduates in October, 2017
  • Workshop on basic assessment and support in intensive care supported by ICMR in November, 2017
  • Basic simulation Workshop for doctors of new AIIMS in April, 2017
  • Indian association of palliative care certificate course for doctors and nursing staff twice a year from 2013 onwards
  • Basic and advanced life support workshop for resident doctors and nursing staff conducted regularly
  • Critical care management of COVID-19 patients in April, 2020
  • Ministry of external affairs-initiated webinars on COVID-19 for SAARC countries in May, 2020
  • Mechanical ventilation training for COVID-19 patients at SCB medical college in May, 2020
  • Training for health care workers of Bangladesh for management of COVID-19 patients in May, 2020
  • Covid-19 case-based management for doctors in August, 2020
  • Inauguration of simulation lab in November, 2020
  • Covid-19 related webinars in collaboration with Health & Family Welfare department, Govt. of Odisha in 2021
  • CMEs on World Anesthesia Day and World Hospice Day every year


Special Clinics/ Laboratories/Interest/Course:
  • Pain and Palliative Care clinic


Research Areas:
  • General and regional anesthesia
  • Critical Care
  • Pain
  • Palliative Care
  • Obstetric anesthesia
  • Cardiac and Neuro-anesthesia


PG/Postdoctoral Students: The department has approval for 30 seats for intake of postgraduate students in Anesthesiology and Critical care. The department also has approval for 22 seats for intake of DM/PDF in various subspecialities, such as Neuroanesthesiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pediatric Anesthesia.

Major Activities: Teaching, training, and patient care