Safety of Anaesthesia

in my Country

Dr P. N. Kakar
Director
Anaesthesia & Pain Management
Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket
 “Farther we look back, further we
can see”
 Mahatma
History ofGandhi was being
anaesthesia operated
in India upon
dates for to
back appedicectomy,
500 B C
begening from At Susutra
Sassoon Hospital , Pune in 1925
where surgeries were performed
using opium,wine & Indian hemp
Dr Date administered open drop chloroform
 Ether was used within one week of news reaching
Calcutta( about Boston achievement) in march 1847
Electricity failure
Safety:Torch
alwayswas
been brought in which
a prime focus gotvery
from the fused
beginning
Surgeon Col. Maddock completed the surgery
in the light of Kerosene lamp
First Hyderabad chloroform commission was formed in 1988 by
Dr Edward Lawrey for analyzing
the safety aspects of chloroform administration
Significant contributions we can boast of

Noteworthy to highlight that her prime objective was

to ensure safe administration of chloroform

Possibly the first lady physician anaesthesiologist in the world

 Indian Society of Anaesthesia
Conceived at the centenary celebrations of the “Ether
Anaesthesia”, in 1946 at G. S. Medical college, Bombay

Membership of the society has grown from 19 in 1947 to more than

10,000 at present, with each major city in the country with its own branch,
holding monthly meeting and annual conferences to stimulate academic research
and and to embark on new vistas to develop and advance the practice of anaesthesia

In the largest democracy

In 1956, ISA of the the
joined world, ISA is the
secondFederation
World largest professional society of anaesthesiologists
of Society of Anaesthesiologists( WFSA) as a
Founder member

A South Asian Confederation of Anaesthesiologists(SACA) of SAARC

Countries was conceived in New Delhi in 1991
Anaesthesia Training and Academics

Lectures for anaesthesia undergraduates started in 1908 at Calcutta

University, incidentally in Great Britain it started at 1918.

Over 150 medical colleges in the country offer M.D, Diploma and
DNB course in anaesthesia under strict guidelines laid by
Indian Medical Council.

Internet potential is being fully utilized at most of the training centers

offering the latest information and updates. National Medical Library
helps the students in their dissertations and stimulates young students
For research and innovations
 Spectrum of Sophistication
Unity in Diversity so aptly describes our Sub-Continent, stands
appropriate for the practice of Anaesthesia in this region as well

Boyle’s Apparatus Sophisticated

goldmans vaporizer Workstations like Primus
O2 supply with Desflurane & minimal flow
Cylinders
Show behind the curtain
Peripheries, suburbs being carried outofby
State Art Medical institutes
field camps & remote Anaesthesiologists
& Corporate Hospitals
regions who are fully
trained and equipped
Standard ASA to adapt to both the Ultra
situations
recommended Modern
monitoring Invaasive /non-invasive
Monitors & Ventilators
Peril of each Developing Nation
Cost Constrains
Striving for Perfection
 Endless Possibilities

Health sector is witnessing a Major Transition

EDU. & TECH. ADVANCEMENTS

BETTER JOB PROFILES BRAIN

CIRCULATION
BETTER FINANCIAL PROSPECTS & GAIN S

OVERALL BETTER JOB SATISFACTION

Biggest Evidence of this Claim is the ongoing BOOM in the

Medical Tourism and the chief credit goes to the advancements
In the field of SURGERY & ANAESTHESIA
THANK YOU