Distribution of the Types of Anaesthesia Given Around the Year in A Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Anaesthesia is a state of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness that is induced for medical or veterinary purposes. It may include some or all of analgesia, paralysis, amnesia and unconsciousness. An individual under the effects of anesthetic drugs is referred to as being anesthetized. Its roots and evolution, however, date back to centuries ago. Anaesthesia is one of the most significant developments of modern medicine that allows treatment involving unbearable pain to be performed while the person is relaxed, asleep, and with no memory of the procedure. Anaesthesia is either local in a specific area of the body, where the anesthetic drug is given in that area, or general anesthesia that affects the entire body and is performed in major surgeries. In general anesthesia, a drug is given that circulates in the bloodstream, causing the person to become unconscious. The objective of the study is toassessment of type of anaesthesia given around the year in a tertiary care hospital.

Materials andMethods:The cross-sectional study was conducted in Eastern Medical College and Hospital, Cumilla, Bangladeshfor a period of 12 months starting from January to December 2023with ethical clearance from respective IERB. The study population was the number of operations held. This study aimed to describe the type of anesthesia used in different operations in Eastern Medical College Hospital in a calendar year.

Results:In our study, we found discipline wise operation in a calendar year most of the operation was done in Gynaecology&Obstetrics (2425) department then followed by Orthopedics (1410), General Surgery (1390), Eye (445), Pediatric Surgery (350) and ENT (330) department. Regarding the type of anaesthesia used in different operations, the regional anaesthesia 71% (4533) was done in maximum cases and only 29% (1852) cases general anaesthesia given. In the case of month wise distribution in August a maximum 11.56% (214) general anaesthesia and 10.61% (481) regional anaesthesia was given. In the Gynaecology & Obstetrics department, a maximum 80.54% (1953) operation was done by regional anesthesia (Sub Arachnoid Block (Spinal), epidural) and only 19.46% (472) operation was done by general anaesthesia.

Conclusion: In a calendar year we found most of the operations were done in Gynaecology & Obstetrics department, according to type of anaesthesia in different operations in Eastern Medical College in a calendar year, the regional anaesthesia was done in maximum cases and General Anaesthesia given only a few cases.

Eastern Med Coll J. July 2024; 9 (2): 77-81