Anesthesiology and Reanimation

The Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimation, and Pain Management is at the heart of the hospital's activities, contributing to the development of all specialties within the field.

It offers patients optimal care in anesthesiology, reanimation, and pain management within a framework of high-level care, academic training, and research.

The Department is considered a national and regional reference in the field, both in terms of quality of care and academic excellence.

The Department consists of 16 specialized anesthesiologists-resuscitators.

It provides all anesthesia services across the entire hospital and oversees both the polyvalent and cardiothoracic surgical intensive care units. Additionally, it is responsible for the Evaluation and Pain Management Center, the first center of its kind in the region, established in 1995.

As part of its academic mission, the Department offers training for medical residents in anesthesiology and intensive care.

It specializes in providing:

• Pre-anesthesia consultations
• Adult, neonatal, and pediatric anesthesia for difficult and complex surgeries, including awake craniotomy, aortic dissection, major spine surgery, oncological surgery and HIPEC, complex obstetric surgery, craniosynostosis, and complex congenital heart disease
• Advanced anesthetic techniques: cervical block for carotid surgery, peripheral blocks for distal vascular bypasses, pectoral nerve blocks for breast surgery, anesthesia in rhythmology, opioid-free anesthesia (OFA), laryngeal microsurgery without intubation, anesthesia for orphan diseases, and locoregional anesthesia in pediatrics
• Advanced monitoring techniques: PiCCO, ProACT, and transesophageal echocardiogram
• Advanced analgesic techniques for acute pain treatment and cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain management
• Blood conservation techniques and "Patient Blood Management"
• Perioperative management of outpatients