WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF ANESTHESIOLOGY?

 

Anesthesiology is a vital division of medicine as it makes surgery safe and possible. Expertise like airway management and resuscitation that form a simple part of anesthesiology training are life-saving processes and are indispensable in any surgical method.

Before administering anesthesia, an anesthesiologist sees the patient to investigate about his/her medical history, reaction to certain drugs, standard of living such as smoking, alcohol consumption, use of hallucinogenic drugs and medical history of close family members. Such info helps the anesthesiologist in arranging the correct dosage of anesthesia and determining the precautions to be taken before, during and after surgery.

Administration of an anesthetic effects numerous changes to the physiology of the patient and this comprises instability in their vital parameters. This implies that these parameters must be constantly supervised which is what an anesthesiologist does. Anesthesia can also cause a variety of conditions in patients such as hypothermia, shivering, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, headache, delayed unconsciousness, etc.

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