Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology focuses on the use of medications and techniques to manage pain, support vital functions, and ensure patient safety during surgical and invasive procedures. It encompasses general, regional, and local anesthesia, as well as perioperative assessment, airway management, critical care, and pain medicine. The field examines how anesthetic agents affect the nervous, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems, and how to tailor these interventions to individual patient needs and underlying conditions. Anesthesiology plays a central role in modern medicine by enabling complex surgeries, preventing intraoperative awareness, managing acute and chronic pain, and providing life-supporting care in critical situations.