The Department of Anaesthesiology at Government Thiruvarur Medical College & Hospital provides safe anaesthesia and perioperative care for patients undergoing surgical procedures, and supports the hospital's critical care, pain management and emergency life-support services.

Patient safety and continuous perioperative monitoring are central to the department's practice. The department works closely with the surgical, obstetric, emergency and critical care teams, using advanced anaesthesia equipment, patient monitoring systems and ventilatory support technologies.

Clinical Services

The department provides anaesthesia and critical care services in the following areas:

Critical Care

The department contributes to the care of critically ill patients in the hospital's intensive care units, providing ventilator management, critical patient monitoring and emergency resuscitation in collaboration with the respective clinical departments.

Clinical Training

Students receive hands-on training under the supervision of experienced anaesthesiologists in advanced operation theatres and critical care settings.

• Operation theatre postings
• Pre-operative patient evaluation
• Intraoperative monitoring
• Postoperative patient management
• Intensive care unit training
• Emergency and trauma care exposure
• Ventilator management
• Pain management services

Academic Activities

The department's academic programme emphasises:

• Clinical case discussions and bedside teaching
• Operation theatre and intensive care training
• Simulation-based learning
• Academic seminars and journal clubs
• Research and dissertation work
• Continuous clinical evaluation

Academic Programmes