Dr. K. Mahalakshmi

Designation: Anaesthesiologist

Kauvery hospital is a multispecialty centre for ortho geriatric, vascular, neurosurgery, interventional cardiology, gastroenterology, oncology, urology, complex maternity and paediatrics. As an ANAESTHETIST I had the opportunity to get involved in A&E, Ward Emergencies, CODEBLUE, Pain Management. This helped me gain valuable experience in managing acutely ill patients and prioritising and delegating tasks for the effective utilisation of theatre and manpower resources.

I am a certified Acute Illness Management (AIM) instructor trained by the Greater Manchester Critical Care Network. I have acquired the Skills and competencies required to train a staff to fulfil their potential in the recording and recognition of the acutely ill patient and provide a primary response for adult patients with deteriorating health.

I am developing a competency based training programme for the nurse practitioners in hospital and for the newcomers in nursing department. This is mutually beneficial for nurse practitioners to support our trainees in resuscitating patients in the wards until they are stable or admitted to ICU and also provide a night time outreach service following up patients discharged from critical care.