Your Anaesthetist
What is the role of an anaesthetist?
Anaesthetists make sure that your child's surgery and hospital stay is as safe and comfortable as possible.
Your anaesthetist is responsible for the safety and care of your child during surgery and the recovery from the operation. The anaesthetist will stay with your child for the duration of the operation, making sure that your child is anaesthetised and will constantly monitor vital functions such as breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. Another important role is to give pain relief so that when your child wakes up, he or she will be comfortable.
Your anaesthetist is responsible for the safety and care of your child during surgery and the recovery from the operation. The anaesthetist will stay with your child for the duration of the operation, making sure that your child is anaesthetised and will constantly monitor vital functions such as breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. Another important role is to give pain relief so that when your child wakes up, he or she will be comfortable.
You may meet anaesthetists in other hospital areas. For example, if your child needs specialised radiology tests or scans, an anaesthetist may be present to provide anaesthesia or sedation for your child. Following surgery, anaesthetists are often involved in providing pain relief to your child.
