Dr Sivan Pillay Azhagappan is a renowned Anesthesiologist with extensive experience of 26 years in the field of Pain Management and Palliative Care. He is currently located at Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, Dubai hospital and indulges in this noble service.
Anesthesiologists are those physicians who are specialized in perioperative care, the development of anaesthetic plans for patients, and the supervision of anaesthetics procedures. Dr Sivan indulged in evaluation, monitoring, and supervising patient care before, during, and after the surgical procedure, supplementing the anaesthesia, heading the Anesthesia Care Team, and safeguarding optimal patient safety during the whole process.
Dr Sivan completed medical school then he pursued DM from Thanjavur Medical College in India followed by an internship, and anesthesiology residency as well as a fellowship training in cardiac anaesthesia from the same college in India. He is actively participating in international Anesthesia meetings and presentations and contributing by providing valuable advice for the betterment of the medical federation.
He is associated with various eminent organizations such as the Society of Cardio-Vascular Anesthesiologists (SCA), the Indian Society of Pediatric Cardiology and the Indian Society Anesthetist
What do you mean by Anesthesia?
Anaesthesia is a medication with the utilization of drugs called Anesthetics. It suppresses the sensation of pain for the period of medical treatments for example surgeries. Anesthesiologists are medical specialists who direct anaesthesia and manage pain. Few anaesthesias anaesthetize a small area of the body. General anaesthesia makes you unconscious during invasive surgical processes.
Different anaesthesia work in diverse means. It numbs directed parts of the body, some medications anaesthetize (numbs) the brain, which induces asleep through invasive surgical treatments, like head, chest, or abdomen.
Working of Anesthesia
It provisionally blocks sensory/pain signals arise from the nerves to the centres in the brain. Patient peripheral nerves link the spinal cord to the rest of the body parts.
What are the different forms of anaesthesia?
The anaesthesia your healthcare provider uses depends on the type and scope of the procedure. Options include:
- Local anaesthesia: This treatment is used to numbs a small segment of the body.
- Regional anaesthesia: Regional anaesthesia blocks the pain, it is administered in a larger segment of the body, for example, limb or body parts below the chest and thoracic cavity.
- General anaesthesia: Through the administration of general anaesthesia’s treatment, it rises unconsciousness and insensitivity for pain or other stimuli. It is employed for more invasive surgical procedures of the head, chest, or abdomen.
- Sedation: Sedation relaxes the patient’s body to the point where they will have a natural sleep, but can be simply roused or awakened. Examples are colonoscopies and cardiac surgeries.
How is Anesthesiologists Administered Anesthesia?
- By Inhaling gas.
- Through Injection, including shots or intravenously (IV).
- By employing topical (applied to skin or eyes) liquid, spray.
WHAT ARE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ANESTHESIA?
Mostly anaesthesia’s side effects are provisional and fade away within 24 hours, maybe earlier. The patient may experience the following side effects:
- Back pain or muscle pain.
- Chills are caused by low body temperature (hypothermia).
- Difficulty urinating.
- Fatigue.
- Headache.
- Itching.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Pain, tenderness, redness or bruising at the injection site.
- Sore throat (pharyngitis).
What are the potential complications of anaesthesia?
- Anaesthetic awareness: About one out of every 1,000 patients who administered general anaesthesia experiences awareness during a procedure.
- Collapsed lung (atelectasis): Treatment that utilizes general anaesthesia can cause a collapsed lung.
- Malignant hyperthermia: Patients who have malignant hyperthermia (MH) may have a high risk of experiencing a dangerous reaction to anaesthesia.
- Nerve damage: Rarely but some patient experiences nerve damage that leads to temporary or permanent neuropathic pain, numbness, or feebleness.
- Postoperative delirium: Aged patients are more susceptible to postoperative delirium.
Who is at Risk for More Anesthesia Complications?
- Old Aged Patients
- Diabetes or kidney disease patients
- Family history of malignant hyperthermia
- Heart disease, high blood pressure and strokes.
- Lung diseases, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Obesity
- Seizures or neurological disorders.
- Sleep apnea.
- Smoking.
RECOVERY PHASE
Anaesthetic drugs can stay in the body system for a period of 24 hours. If the patient is administered with sedation or regional or general anaesthesia, they shouldn’t arrive to work or drive till the patient feels normal and usually must take a day bed rest.
Dr Sivan Pillay Azhagappan renowned anesthesiologist owned expertise in Pain Management and palliative Care and he has assisted thousands of patients during his vast medical experience of 26 years. You can avail of his services at Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi Dubai. It is one of the most trusted and multispecialty hospitals in Dubai.
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