Prof . Syed Millat Hussain MBBS, D.I.B.A Professor of Anaesthesia

Brief History and Introduction

Over the years with increasing clinical and teaching work load and creation of new specialties it was difficult to cope with the existing staff strength. It demanded more manpower so a second chair of anaesthesia was created in 1984. Prof. Azra Iffat Malik was the first to head it till 1994 when Prof. Saleem Asghar succeeded her to retire in 1977. Prof. Abdul Qayyum took over the department in 1997 and remained the head of the Anaesthesia Unit-II till Prof. Abdul Hameed retired from Anaesthesia Unit-I, when he became incharge of Anaesthesia Unit-I. Dr. Tahoor Manzar, Associate Professor Officiated as head of Anaesthesia Unit-II from December 2000 to April 2002. Prof. Syed Millat Hussain joined as Head of Unit-II. In April 2002, and is chairing the Unit-II to-date.

The anaesthesia department in King Edward Medical University is unique as it is the only department of Anaesthesia in the province with two professorial units.

The Department provides Anaesthetic management for all surgical procedures including emergency cover on 24 hours basis. Preoperative anaesthetic assessment is accomplished as and on call in-patient consultation. The Department offers special expertise in paediatrics, cardiotheoracic, neurosurgical, vascular, fasiomaxillary and day care surgery. The department also provides continuing critical care services through the Intensive Care unit. In addition, acute and chronic pain management services are provided to control postoperative pain and for management of chronic pain syndromes.

Faculty

S.NO. NAME Designation Qualification
1. Prof. Syed Millat Hussain Professor of Anaesthesia MBBS, DIBA
2. Dr. Tahoor Manzer Associate Professor MBBS, MCPS

Group photo Department of Anaesthesia Unit-II

Teaching Programs

Postgraduate Programme

i. DA
ii. DCPS/ MCPS
iii. FCPS
iv. MS

Undergraduate

• 3rd year MBBS
• 4th year MBBS
• Final year

Research Project under completion

1. Failure of Diclofenac Sodium suppository to augment Nalbuphine Hydrochloride, postoperative analgesia after day care surgery. A comparative study. (Pakistan Postgraduate Medical Journal, Volume 5)
2. Saddle Block with Pethidine and Cinchocaine for prineal operation.
3. Comparison of Butorphanol and Nalbuphine for relief of labour pain primiparous women.
4. A comparative study I.V Lignocaine or topical Lignocaine to aid the insertion of laryngeal Mask airway with Thiopentone.
5. Oral administration of Midazolam as a Premedicant for pediatrics day care anaesthesia.
6. Hypoxemia in postoperative period.

Research projects under completion anaesthesia unit II

1. Affect of obesity on spinal level after spinal anesthesia.
2. Hemodynamic effects of Sevoflurance and Halothaine. Acomparative study in Mayo Hospital.
3. Renal transplant under general and regional anesthesia. A comparative study.
4. Retrospective study of patients of Gullian Berry Syndrome and admitted in ICU Mayo Hospital.
5. Prevention of nausea and vomiting in postoperative cases with Tropisetroon and Metroclopromide. A comparative study.

Services

Department provide the cover for elective surgical procedure carried out in following operation theater.

• Emergency
• General Surgery
• Fascio maxillary surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Paediatric Surgery
• Obstertiric & Gyanecology
• Plastic Surgery
• Ophthalmology
• ENT
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Urology
• Cardiovascular Surgery