RISE OF ANAESTHESIOLOGIST IN PANDEMIC

Abstract

Anaesthesiology time and again deals with a pandemic. Whether it is cholera, polio, and SARS epidemics or most recently covid-19, anaesthesiologists continue to lead at the forefront. Covid-19 proving to be one of the most difcult test for anaesthesiologists all over the world. There is history how pandemics have inuenced this specialty. But covid-19 shifted the role of anaesthesiologist from perioperative care to intensive care units (ICUs) majorly. The sheer volume of patients who require invasive mechanical ventilation support put anaesthesia providers under pressure and contagious nature of illness made things difcult. Covid-19 was a public health problem with little known about the natural history of the disease, so it was required to follow evidence-based approach from the beginning.