ABOUT ANESTHESIA
Anesthesia is a medical treatment that prevents patients from feeling pain during surgery. This enables patients to have procedures that lead to healthier and longer lives.
To produce anesthesia, doctors use drugs called anesthetics. Scientists have developed a collection of anesthetic drugs with different effects. These are known as general, regional and local anesthetics. General anesthetics put patients to sleep during the procedure. Local and regional anesthetics just numb part of the body and allow patients to remain awake during the procedure.
Depending on the type of pain relief needed, doctors deliver anesthetics by injection, inhalation, topical lotion and spray.
WHAT DO ANESTHESIOLOGISTS DO?
Anesthesiologists are doctors who carefully monitor patients throughout surgery and during recovery. They use advanced diagnostic systems that constantly display patients’ blood pressure, blood oxygen levels, heart function, and breathing patterns. These devices greatly increase the safe use of general anesthesia. They also make it possible to operate on many patients who previously were considered too sick to have surgery.
OUR TEAM
The Anesthesia department at NEOM Hospital has excellent well trained and highly qualified anesthesiologists who provide additional support in delivering babies, pain management, and helping with emergency cases and life saving situations.
PRE-ANESTHESIA CLINIC
Once your surgery is scheduled, a nurse will call you to determine if you need a pre-anesthesia testing appointment, which will help ensure you are medically ready on the day of surgery. Depending on your medical condition and procedure, your nurse may conduct the appointment via phone or in person.
