Types Of Uci Anesthesia
The UCI Department of Anesthesiology provides general, neuraxial, and regional anesthetics in addition to monitored anesthesia care for multiple sites on the main UCI Medical Center campus and Long Beach Medical Center. Types of anesthesia provided include cardiovascular, obstetric, pediatric, neuroanesthesia and regional anesthesia.
The UCI Department of Anesthesiology cardiovascular team consists of subspecialty board-certified cardiac anesthesiologists. As a tertiary care center, UC Irvine MC patients are usually complicated and high risk compared to local community hospitals.
Obstetric anesthesia provides 24-hour coverage for labor analgesia, cesarean sections, and post-partum procedures, as well as routine and high-risk obstetric and gynecologic surgeries.
Pediatric anesthesia for neonates, infants, and children requires an understanding of the manner in which pediatric patients differ, anatomically, psychologically, physiologically and pharmacologically, from adults, and how these differences affect the anesthesiologist’s ability to maintain homeostasis and provide necessary operative conditions during surgery and the post-anesthetic recovery period. Because UC Irvine MC is a high-risk obstetrical and neonatal referral center, the team is familiar with routine and unusual problems.
Neuroanesthesia encompasses experiences in neurosurgical and neuro-radiological interventions in radiology suites. The UCI anesthesiologists interact with neurologists & electrophysiology technicians during intra-operative monitoring of somatosensory & motor evoked potentials, EEG, electromyography, & brain stem auditory evoked potentials, all of which help assure patients' safety and positive outcomes.
A variety of regional anesthetic options are offered for appropriate cases. Common regional techniques are "neuraxial blocks", namely spinal and epidural anesthetics.
The UCI Department of Anesthesiology cardiovascular team consists of subspecialty board-certified cardiac anesthesiologists. As a tertiary care center, UC Irvine MC patients are usually complicated and high risk compared to local community hospitals.
Obstetric anesthesia provides 24-hour coverage for labor analgesia, cesarean sections, and post-partum procedures, as well as routine and high-risk obstetric and gynecologic surgeries.
Pediatric anesthesia for neonates, infants, and children requires an understanding of the manner in which pediatric patients differ, anatomically, psychologically, physiologically and pharmacologically, from adults, and how these differences affect the anesthesiologist’s ability to maintain homeostasis and provide necessary operative conditions during surgery and the post-anesthetic recovery period. Because UC Irvine MC is a high-risk obstetrical and neonatal referral center, the team is familiar with routine and unusual problems.
Neuroanesthesia encompasses experiences in neurosurgical and neuro-radiological interventions in radiology suites. The UCI anesthesiologists interact with neurologists & electrophysiology technicians during intra-operative monitoring of somatosensory & motor evoked potentials, EEG, electromyography, & brain stem auditory evoked potentials, all of which help assure patients' safety and positive outcomes.
A variety of regional anesthetic options are offered for appropriate cases. Common regional techniques are "neuraxial blocks", namely spinal and epidural anesthetics.
