MONITORING PATIENTS IN THE FIELD OF ANAESTHESIA: IN OPERATION SUITES, AT REMOTE PLACES AND IN INTENSIVE CARE SETTINGS.

Dr.Prem Kumari Bhamri

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

MONITORING PATIENTS IN THE FIELD OF ANAESTHESIA: IN OPERATION SUITES, AT REMOTE PLACES AND IN INTENSIVE CARE SETTINGS.

Dr. Prem Kumari Bhamri

Abstract :

The purpose of this article is to avail opportunity to impart and update awareness regarding importance of patient monitoring in the field of anaesthesia on medical students, nursing staff, medical fraternity of distinct specialities and whom so ever is directly or indirectly involved in delivering safe anaesthesia care.To significantly improve over all out come of patient management, they are dealt with in different situationslike in, out patient departments, emergencies, operating rooms, remote radiology departments taking up interventional and diagnostic procedures, intensive care settings, pain clinics, dental chairs and so on. However an effort is made to highlight necessity, importance, short comings, challenges, difficulties, limitations and outcomes of monitoring patients in above mentioned situations. For a better understanding of the contents the standards formulated by various societies of anaesthesiologists all over the world is mentioned. Due consideration is given to what should be monitored and how?.According to National Standards set by ISA, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, capnography, ECG, temperature , neurological and neuromuscular block and if required EEG monitoring should be done to give information about ventilation,circulation, oxygenation, depth of anaesthesia and bodytemperature. Continuous clinical observations, use of invasive and non invasive technologies in monitoring to assess alteration in physiological status , their logical interpretation and timely execution of rescue measures is desirable in providing best services to patients in anaesthesia care.