MS Cardiac Anaesthesia

Cardiac anesthesia is a type of anesthesia that's used to keep patients safe and pain-free during heart surgery or procedures. It deals with the anesthesia aspects of care related to surgical cases such as open heart surgery, lung surgery, and other operations of the human chest. These aspects include perioperative care with expert manipulation of patient cardiopulmonary physiology through precise and advanced application of pharmacology, resuscitative techniques, critical care medicine, and invasive procedures. This also includes management of the cardiopulmonary bypass (heart-lung) machine, which most cardiac procedures require intraoperatively while the heart undergoes surgical correction. Cardiac anesthesiologists are specially trained to manage a patient's heart function and rhythm during surgery and to understand how heart disease can affect heart function and blood pressure. Cardiac anesthesia has come a long way since its origins and has firmly established itself as a subspecialty group with unique skills, training, and expertise. Cardiac anesthesiologists are required to understand physiology, pathology, pharmacology, internal medicine, intensive care medicine, cardiology, and cardiac surgery to perform their extensive duties. Cardiac anesthesiologists aim to maintain stable hemodynamics, preserve organ function, and prevent myocardial ischemia.

Core Courses

  • Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools in Cardiac Anesthesia
  • Critical Care in Cardiac Anesthesia
  • Thoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
  • Anesthetic Management for High-Risk Cardiac Patients
  • Advanced Pharmacology for Cardiac Anesthesia
  • Principles of Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery
  • Applied Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System

Eligibility Criteria

  • MBBS/or equivalent duly recognized by the concerned regulatory authority
  • Valid registration with PMC
  • One-year house job
  • Two years’ experience in Anaesthesia at a recognized institute/hospital
  • They also need to pass an entrance test

Scope

The scope of Cardiac Anesthesia is vast, as it plays a critical role in the management of patients undergoing complex cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgeries. Cardiac anesthesiologists are highly specialized professionals in high demand globally due to the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and advancements in surgical and interventional cardiology.

  • Clinical Practice
  • Critical Care
  • Advanced Monitoring and Diagnostics
  • Hospital Leadership

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