There are four types of anaesthesia. They include: 

1. General anaesthesia: With general anaesthesia, the patient loses all conscious awareness, sensation, and pain. A combination of intravenous medications and inhaled anaesthetic gasses is usually administered by the pain management specialist through an intravenous (IV) line.

2. Monitored anaesthesia care (MAC) or sedation: Intravenous medications are administered to reduce pain and anxiety during different procedures. Combining it with local anaesthetic injections by the surgeon is not uncommon. When MAC is used, the patient may recall events or may not.

3. Regional anaesthesia: During regional anaesthesia, a particular region or part of the body, like from the waist down is temporarily numbed to sensation and movement. Regional anaesthesia can be used as the sole anaesthetic method, or it can be combined with either MAC or general anaesthesia to relieve pain after surgery.

4. Local anaesthesia: It is a one-time injection given to numb a small part of the body. 

In general, anaesthesia is given before the surgery while your stomach is empty. A majority of anaesthesia drugs have the ability to reduce the protective reflexes that protect the lungs from stomach contents. It is a rare but potentially harmful complication known as aspiration. Hence, the doctors usually advice not to drink or eat anything before surgery. 

Anaesthesia is generally not associated with serious complications. Patients with certain medical conditions will be at greater risk during surgery. Medical complications caused by anaesthesia are detected and treated by your anaesthesiologist. In order to identify potential risks, we encourage you to discuss your medical conditions with your surgeon and the best pain management specialist in Hyderabad.

In Anaesthesia, physicians who specialize in the field are called anaesthesiologists, or pain management specialists. Anesthesiologists at CARE Hospitals offer complete postoperative care to surgical patients. In addition to preoperative evaluation and intraoperative care, postoperative care is also included. Anaesthesia Care Teams involve the anesthesiologist working closely with nurse anaesthetists and anaesthesiologist assistants. The best pain management specialist in Hyderabad is ultimately responsible for making the final decision.

Many patients request to be treated by a specific anaesthesiologist. Please let us know in advance if you have a specific request and we will do our best to accommodate you with our best pain management specialist in Hyderabad. However, this may not be possible for every request.