Anesthesia

•• Mission, vision and core values of the Department of Anesthesia at the International Medical
Center :

• Mission :
- The mission of IMC Egypt is to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the
standard of excellence in medical education and clinical care.
- Diverse and inclusive IMC Egypt educates health care professional including nursing and
community for pain management.

• Vision :
Safe and efficient anaesthesia and post operative pain management.

• Core values :
- Excellence & discovery.
- Leadership & integrity.
- Diversity & inclusion.
- Respect & collegiality.

• Over view of the Department of Anesthesia at the International Medical Center :
The department of anaesthesia at IMC Egypt is a highly integrated, collaborative group of
adult and pediatric anaesthesia gests. The department comprises of 5 consultants, 10 specialists,
3 residents,7 nurses , 3 trainee nurses anaesthetists , 3 respiratory nurses and 2 trainee
respiratory nurses who are committed to providing the best possible care to adult and pediatric
patients requiring a results in wide ranging expertise in the anaesthetic management of patients of
all ages anaesthesia . Members of the department also conduct basic and clinical research and
teach postgraduate and continuing education programs.
IMC Egypt anaesthialogists supervise over 10.000 cases requiring anaesthesia yearly, assisted
by skilled nurses anaesthetists and state of the art equipment. This large number of cases,
integrated with ongoing research and education, results in wide ranging expertise in the
anaesthetic management of patients of all ages.
The field of anesthesia changes continually with the introduction of new drugs, equipments
and surgical and radiological interventions. Department members are organized into
subspecialties groups, focusing on a segment of anaesthesiology.
Their expertise is a resource for everyone, enabling the department to stay at the
forefront of the specialty.

• Blood management :
Blood management is an evidence-based process that promotes the optimal use of
blood products .the goal of Blood management is to ensure the safe and efficient
use of blood components. Department of anaesthesiology staff follows a set of
best practical before , during and after surgery to ensure patients receive the
most the most appropriate care .

• Cardiothoracic anaesthesia :
The division of cardiothoracic anesthesia provides care for around 150 patients undergoing
cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures at IMC Egypt, each year.
This care is continued into the ICU where cardiothoracic anaesthesiology consultants provide
postoperative care for cardiac & thoracic surgical patients. The cardiothoracic division utilized
state of the art equipment and patient monitors to maximize the quality of patient care.
New anesthesia machines were purchased for all four rooms in 2014. Specialized monitoring
techniques, to measure heart function and pressure are frequently performed as indicated.
A Close working relationship with the cardiac & thoracic surgical teams is maintained
to enhance the team approach.The cardiothoracic division includes experts in
areas of cardiopulmonary bypass, echocardiography, blood coagulation and physiology
of cardiothoracic anaesthesia.

• Neuro surgical anaesthesia :
Over 300 surgeries /year, including trauma cases, also sedation or anaesthesia
for children gamma knife.

•• Transplantation surgeries :
• Liver Transplantation :
Around 200 Transplantation for living donor liver transplant Patients (LDLT) with
highly specialized team even with experts and IMC team.
• Kidney Transplantation :
Around 200 cases of kidney Transplantation cases for kidney with highly skilled
team, Cooperation with pain management department for postoperative pain.