Department of Anaesthesiology

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Modernised equipment and adequate staff is absolutely essential for the Department of Anaesthesiology to perfrom various types of general surgery, specialities, and superspecialities.  In fact, Anaesthesiology is a key for the development of all branches of surgery. Advances in Anaesthesiology have profound impact on modern surgery and facilitate operations and transplantation of almost every organ of the body.

            The staff of department of Anaesthesiology in modern teaching hospital holds responsibilities of administration of anaesthesia for various surgical procedures. They are also concerned with problems with respiratory insufficiency in unconscious patients, various types of pain therapy and cardiac pulmonary resuscitation at various wards and casualty. Most important aspect in the teaching hospitals consists of teaching and training of the post graduate students in diploma and Degree in Anaesthesiology.

History :

            The department of Anaesthesiology was first started in Guntur Medical College in July 1954. The Staff consisted of one Lecturer in Anaesthesia and two tutors. Anaesthesia was administered in two operation theatres at that time. From 1955 Anaesthesiology was started both in theory and parctice at the undegraduate level. In 1957 twin operation theatres were commenced in addtion to the previous two theatres. Anaethesia for the cardio-thoracic unit was started in 1957. There was rapid development of the Department from 1960 to 1967 in administering anaesthesia to various surgical procedures. Staff of the Department was also increased from two Tutors to four Tutors. In 1962 th post of lecturer has been upgraded to that of Porfessor. Post Graduate Diploma in Anaesthesia was instituted in June             1966. The first batch appeared in June 1967 and passed out. In 1967 two more operation theatres were commissioned along with increasing the Staff. One more Additional Professor has been sanctioned in 1967. Total number of Tutors has gone to eight. Neuro_surgical Anaesthesia was started from, 1969. In July 1970, M.D. Anaesthesiology Course was started. One more post of Professor of Anaesthesiology was sanctioned in 1986 and two more posts of Asst.Professors in Anaesthesia were sanctioned consequent on starting of traumatology unit.

Staff Pattern :

            At this juncture the Anaesthesia department is full fledged consisting of 3 Professors of Anaesthesiology along with 12 teaching posts of Asst.Professors/tutors. In addition to this there is one post of Civil Asst. Surgeon (Anaeshtesia) sanctioned for Family welfare department. Each unit is headed by a professor with one M.D. Postgraduate along with two Diploma in  Anaesthesia postgraduate students each year that comes to a total of 9 M.D., (Anaesthesia) students, and 12 D.A. students in the Department.

            Development of surgical and superspecialities, Medical and Surgical Units are being increased from 2 Nos. to  Nos., the super specialities in various braches like Plastic surgery. Paediatric Surgery, Urology, Gastroenterology were commissioned in the Guntur Medical College/Govt. General Hospital, Guntur with qualified Surgeons in the concerned departments.

Achievements :

            The major achievement and credit to the Department of Anaesthesiology is in carrying out Anaesthesia for the craniopagus twins in 1991 and thoracopagus twins in 1992 from the paediatric surgery department.

            The following Professors worked as Heads of Department.

                        Dr.M. Venkata Rao

                        Dr.S. Sankara Rao

                        Dr.K.V. prasada Rao

                        Dr.C.V. Subba Rao     

                        Dr. Dhana Raj.

                        Dr. James Paul.

                        Dr. Jaranath Baba

                        Dr. T.V Subba Rao

            Dr. Hameedbin Mohd, Dr.P.Ch, Pakira Reddy, were the Additional Professors of Anaesthesia along with the Heads of the Department.

                       We are proud, in carrying out Anaesthetic management for separation of craniopagus twins in the year 1991 and in 1992 Anaesthetic Management for separation of Thoracopagus twins.

            In addition to other critical and problematic cases in Cardiothoracic, Neuro, and Plastic surgical anaesthesiology, this is a splendid achievement which may come once in life time.