المملكة: With 6,000 safe operations, “Jami’ Al-Khobar” corrects misconceptions about anesthesiology

Reveal Anesthesiology, in the presence of the Dean of the College of Medicine, Professor Dr. Muhammad Al-Shahrani, the Executive Director of the Hospital, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdul Salam Yousef, the Head of the Anesthesia Department, Dr. Ammar Al-Omran, and a number of specialists and students of the college.

Dr. Ammar Al-Omran, Head of the Anesthesia Department and Director of Operations at the hospital, explained that the event aims primarily to correct common misconceptions about anesthesiology.

He stressed that this specialty, thanks to technical and scientific progress, is today considered one of the most advanced and safest medical specialties, stressing that the prevailing belief that anesthesia is a dangerous procedure is no longer true.
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Al-Omran stated that the operations performed varied between 75% as scheduled operations and 25% as emergency operations, stressing that achieving high safety rates reflects the quality of the services provided and the vital role played by the anesthesia team to ensure the safety of patients before, during and after surgical operations.

The exhibition accompanying the event, which attendees toured, presented scientific and awareness-raising content. Diversified across several specialized pillars. The most prominent of which is the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Treatment, which introduced visitors to methods of controlling chronic and acute pain using the latest medical technologies, and the General Anesthesia Corner, which explained the types and stages of general anesthesia and how to monitor vital signs during operations.

Doctors and specialists from the department explained to visitors the latest technologies in the fields of anesthesia and pain treatment, and methods of controlling chronic and acute pain, in addition to the Anesthesia Corner. The general section, which explained how to monitor vital signs accurately.

The corners shed light on precise specialties, such as the section on spinal anesthesia and peripheral nerve anesthesia and their role in relieving post-surgical pain, the pediatric anesthesia corner, which reviewed safe methods to ensure their comfort, and the obstetric anesthesia corner, which discussed the importance of the “back needle” in facilitating the birth experience when applied in the correct way, in addition to a section on Anesthesia in laparoscopic operations.

Dr. Al-Omran indicated that these pillars come within the framework of the department’s endeavor to enhance community awareness of the importance of the specialty of anesthesia, and to correct the misconception that Anesthesiais a risky procedure, stressing that at present it is considered one of the safest medical procedures, thanks to modern technologies and careful monitoring of the patient’s condition at all stages of the procedure.

The event concluded by inviting visitors and students of health colleges to visit the ongoing exhibition, stressing that these efforts come as an extension of the role of the university and the hospital in spreading health awareness and enhancing the culture of medical safety in Society.