Delivering Safe Anaesthetic for a painless cancer-care journey.
Comprehensive Cancer Care. Providing ethical and accessible treatment since 1954.
“Department of Anaesthesia and Pain management prioritises comprehensive, precise, personalised, patient-centric care from the pre-procedural phase, through surgery and rehabilitation: focusing on safety, comfort and enhanced recovery, all the while setting high standards benchmarked with global care and innovations.”
Delivering Safe Anaesthetic for a painless cancer-care journey.
The Department of Anaesthesia offers comprehensive Anaesthetic & Pain management care for all Oncology patients, starting in the pre-operative phase and through to recovery: focusing on safety, comfort and enhanced recovery. We offer a diverse pan-spectrum range of services, including pre-surgical patient assessment, comorbids optimization, multi-pronged pre-habilitation, intra-operative anaesthesia planning & administration, critical care support, acute pain management, and interventional multi-modal chronic cancer pain management.
Our involvement starts by keeping patients calm and pain free whilst aiding the expert team arrive at an early cancer diagnosis. By caring for the critically ill in the ICU, till their post operative rehabilitation, we extend our constant support, across the entirety of the patient's cancer journey. We also address the chronic cancer pain which occurs in survivors, after few months, by offering cutting edge intervention modalities.
Our department provides tailored support across multi-disciplinary divisions, integrating high-precision techniques with core academic excellence.
Pre-Anesthesia patient assessment, optimization of comorbids and Pre-habilitation.
Sedation in Paediatric & Adults for diagnostic imaging, Biopsies, Brachy & Radiotherapy.
Anaesthesia for Interventional Radiology, Pulmonology and Gastro- Endoscopic procedure.
Anaesthesia for all major multi-organ Onco-surgeries from paediatrics to geriatrics.
Cover Specialized surgeries like Awake Neuro-surgical craniotomies, Laparoscopic /Open Cyto-reductions with HIPEC, HITHOC, PIPAC, ILP and entire gamut of robotic surgeries.
Post-surgical care of all critically ill patients in a 14 bedded Unit with 2 isolation beds, advanced invasive & BiPAP ventilators with advanced hemodynamic monitors and infusion pumps.
Multi-specialty care with specialist consults from Cardiology, Neurology, Infectious diseases experts etc.
Multi-disciplinary care with specialist nurses, Nutrition/ dietetic experts, respiratory care therapists and physiotherapists.
Renal-organ support with Hemodialysis.
APS (Acute Pain Services) to all post-surgical patients with a comprehensive multi-disciplinary Team approach, for smooth & enhanced recovery back to onco-care.
Chronic Cancer Pain Management Services: Interventional Pain Management Clinic as OPD service.
Day-Care pain management procedures.
Minimally invasive & Robot assisted Non-surgical pain management.
Multi-modal approach with medications and injections.
Hybrid technique using different imaging modalities.
Specialized interventions like Coeliac plexus block, Stellate ganglion block, splanchnic nerve blocks etc.
Home-based interventional pain services for terminally ill patients, in coordination with the Palliative Care team.
Our department's vision is to provide excellent perioperative care to all patients, in line with the Institute's motto of "Service to all".
Advanced Anaesthesia Work-stations & Ventilators
Advanced Multi-parameter Monitors with BIS & Entropy (depth of anaesthesia) awareness monitors
Video-laryngoscopes & Fiberoptic Airway equipments
Infusion pumps for TIVA (Total Intravenous Anaesthesia) & TCI
Nerve Stimulators and Neuro-muscular Monitoring
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for diagnosis and nerve blocks
Cardiac output monitors with Cardiac TEE (Trans-Esophageal echo)
Fluid and body Warmers
HFNC & BiPAP ventilators for supportive care
ABG, Hemopro, TEG and Point-of-care Lactate analysis
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Single Operating Theatre started in 1954.
Anaesthetic coverage for four Operating tables in the Surgical Block operating suite.
Paediatric anaesthetic coverage for diagnostic Imaging, External beam RadioTherapy and for Brachytherapy procedures.
Anaesthetic care extended to Mahesh memorial children’s block in VS campus at Adyar.
Care extended to the Diamond Jubilee block with its additional four operating rooms, including an advanced Robotic OT.
Peri-operative care extended to the dedicated endoscopy suite and state-of-the art CathLab catering to Gastro-Endoscopies, ERCP, EUS with stents, Bronchoscopy & Tracheal Stent placements plus the Interventional radiologic procedures in very sick/ palliative patients.
A testament to our pioneering contributions in medical care and research, establishing a legacy of clinical excellence.
Leading center in training international and national postgraduate fellows.
BSc. (Anaesthesia & OT Technology): Training students since 2013 (under T.N-MGR Medical University) with sanctioned strength of 8 candidates per year.
FNB Program: 2-year Fellowship of National Board in 'Onco-Anaesthesia' (NBEMS accredited) since 2023, sanctioned strength of 4 candidates per year.
SOAPC-FOAPM Fellowship: 1-year Fellowship Program since 2025, sanctioned strength of 2 candidates per year.
Research - Faculty & Academic: Ongoing projects after Institutional ethical Quality improvement projects as envisaged by NABH & NCG.
Multi-Centric Research: Funded projects in close collaboration with major Cancer centres in India and abroad.
Expert oncology care is just an appointment away. Our multidisciplinary team is here to provide you with the most advanced care in a supportive environment.
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