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Department of Oncoanaesthesiology at Malabar Cancer Centre Hospital has been an integral part of the Institute from its very origin. It is committed to excellence in anaesthesia and perioperative care, educational activities and faculty development. Over the years, along with the development of medical sciences, the department has set up its own high standards in patient care, education and research. All clinical departments are anchored to this specialty. The department follows an integrated approach and standard protocols for patient care, education and research.

Department of oncoanaesthesiology started functioning from the year 2001. On January 13 2020 major OT complex started functioning after renovation work of OT-1 and OT-2.

Now Malabar Cancer Centre has three major operation theatres and a brachytherapy OT.The major OT Complex is designed with Air Handling Unit with laminar flow, HEPA filter and Temperature, Pressure, Humiditymonitoring. Each major OT is equipped with Anaesthesia workstation, Pendant, Intubation Trolley, Drug Repository, Energydevices, Suctiondevices, stainless steel cupboard, stainless steel tables and trolleys.

Operations done in Malabar cancer centre are classified as

  1. Very Major
  2. Major
  3. Less than Major

Non-operating room anaesthesia(NORA)

  1. Cathlab procedures- radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation 
  2. LINAC
  3. 4D-CT planning under anaesthesia for pediatric cases
  4. PET scan for pediatric cases
  5. MRI under general anaesthesia for pediatric cases
  6. CT-guided microwave ablation

The surgical intensive care unit (ICU) of Malabar Cancer Centre (MCC) is situated within operation theatre complex. In our ICU, post-surgical patients and critically ill surgical patients are admitted. The unit has 8 beds. Our patient population includes those undergoing complex onco-surgical procedures including gastrointestinal, gynecologic, urologic, thoracic, orthopedic, head and neck, breast and micro vascular surgeries. 

From admission to discharge, the patient and families are involved in all clinical decisions. Duty doctor and nursing personnel are available round the clock to address the physical and emotional needs of the patient and their family.

Sl Faculty Name Designation
1 Dr Jashma C Associate professor
2 Dr Roopesh S Assistant Professor
3 Dr Joona P Assistant Professor
4 Dr Sonali Opneja Assistant Professor
5 Dr Namratha Divakaran Assistant Professor
6 Vipin.K OT and Anaesthesia Technician
7 Mayan John Dialysis Technician
8 Sreejesh P.P OT and Anaesthesia Technician
9 Balukrishnan.S.R OT and Anaesthesia Technician
10 Shaija .E OT in-charge and Staff nurse
11 Sajna .N Staff Nurse
12 Jisha .P Staff Nurse
13 Maneesh P Staff Nurse
14 Roni Anthony Staff Nurse
15 Sreejith S Nursing Assistant

  1. High-end Anaesthesia work station with electronic gas mixing, End Tidal gas monitoring.
  2. Multipara monitors with cardiac output monitoring, Etco2, Spo2, Invasive and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring, temperature monitoring,CVP monitoring.
  3. Syringe pumps, infusion pumps, fluid pressure bags and body/fluid warmers
  4. Depth of anaesthesia monitoring- entropy,BIS
  5. Neuromuscular transmission monitoring
  6. Total Intravenous Anaesthesia , Target Controlled infusion and PCA pumps.
  7. Ultrasound machine for central venous catheterization and regional anaesthesia
  8. Nerve stimulator, manual jet ventilation catheter, high flow nasal cannula
  9. Ocular oncologic procedures under general anaesthesia.

  1. Opneja S, Sureshan R, Balasubramanian S, Nizam J, Prabhakaran J, Divakaran N, Raveendran R. Incidence of perioperative cardiac complications in patients with heart disease undergoing major oncosurgeries: A retrospective study. Onkologia i Radioterapia. 2022 Oct 1;16(10).
  2. Opneja S, Sureshan R, Balasubramanian S, Divakaran N, KV R. Incidence of intraoperative cardiac arrest in a tertiary cancer centre: A retrospective study. Onkologia i Radioterapia. 2022 Dec 1;16(12).
  3. Sureshan R, Opneja S. Comparison of propofol versus fentanyl infusion for postoperative sedation in mechanically ventilated patients following head and neck oncosurgeries-A Retrospective analytic study. Onkologia i Radioterapia. 2022 Nov 1;16(11).
     

Name of person

Delegate /faculty

Title of presentation

name of conference

place

year

Dr Roopesh

Delegate

Validation of a questionnaire and estimating the prevalence of occupational exposure to biological fluids among anaesthesiologists

SAARC AA 2022,14 TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS

Kochi

2022

Dr Roopesh

Delegate

Incidence of post-operative pulmonary complications following cytoreductive surgeries and HIPEC-A retrospective analytic study

ISACON 2022

Indian society of anaesthesiologists ,National conference

Shillong

2022

Dr Sonali

Delegate

Incidence of perioperative cardiac complictions in patients with heart disease undergoing major oncosurgeries:A retrospective study

SAARC AA 2022,14 TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS

Kochi

2022

Dr Sonali

Delegate

Incidence of intraoperative cardiac arrest in a tertiary cancer centre:A retrospective study

ISACON 2022

Indian society of anaesthesiologists ,National conference

Shillong

2022

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