Anaesthesiology

Pain Management Clinic – the department harbours a ‘Pain Management Clinic’ dedicated specially to anaesthetic services for the management of chronic pain in adults and children.

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  • General Anaesthesia
  • Regional Anaesthesia
    • Central Neuraxial Blockade – Spinal and epidural in adult as well as paediatric patients
    • Peripheral Nerve blocks – PNS and USG guided

  • Multipara monitors: ECG / SpO2 / NIBP / IBP / Resp / Temp / ETCO2
  • Anaesthesia gas monitor
  • Bispectral Index (BIS) monitor
  • Defibrillators
  • Cardiac output monitoring by thermodilution (Swan-Ganz catheter and FloTrac)
  • Anaesthesia ventilators / transport ventilators
  • Advanced anaesthesia machines with vaporizers
  • Laryngeal mask airway / I-Gel
  • Intubating fiberscope
  • Video laryngoscopes
  • Comprehensive portable ultrasound / 2D Echo / Doppler machine
  • Peripheral nerve stimulator / Locator

  • CPR Symposium / Workshops fortnightly on Saturdays
  • CPR Camps conducted for schools and general public

Pain Management Clinic

The Pain Management Clinic, is a sub-specialty of Anaesthesiology and has been operational at KEM Hospital, Pune since the 1970s. Our clinic deals with all types of chronic pain in children and adults, such as: chronic headache, migraine, Trigeminal neuralgia, Raynaud’s phenomenon, cervical spine pain (neck pain), thoracic spine pain (chest pain), lumbar spine pain (back pain), cancer pain, joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis pain, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), amputation pain, herpes zoster pain, pain from chronic regional syndrome, neurogenic pain, and autonomic neuropathy.

We are an active member of Indian Society of Study of Pain (ISSP), participating in various international and national conferences, seminars and workshops. Additionally, we conduct clinical meetings for members of the ISSP at our hospital.

Services can be availed at the Out Patient Department (OPD), by indoor admission (IPD) or through day care services.

Services
Medical management
Various neurolytic blocks under C-arm and CT guided
Epidural pain relief
Transforaminal blocks, Root blocks, Facet block, Dorsal ganglion blocks
Stellate ganglion block
Coeliac plexus block
Lumbar sympathectomy
Cervical epidural
Nerve block