Anaesthesia Department Service

The Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation, and Pain Management is part of the Surgical Area of Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. It is an innovative clinical department, a pioneer in research, and an international benchmark of excellence in Anesthesiology.

The main objectives of the department are:

• To guarantee the performance of all therapeutic and/or diagnostic surgical procedures, both urgent and scheduled, as well as any other techniques requiring the collaboration of the anesthesiologist to improve patient comfort and increase procedural effectiveness.

• To oversee the postoperative recovery of all patients, across varying levels of complexity.

• To ensure the management of acute and chronic pain.

• To consistently provide quality and safe patient care with the highest level of professional commitment.

The department carries out its clinical work in five main areas:

• Preoperative assessment and optimization unit (Prehabilitation).

• Surgical procedures:

  • Scheduled inpatient surgery: procedures that, due to their complexity or the need for postoperative care, must be performed in the hospital.

  • Emergency surgery.

  • Outpatient (ambulatory) and short-stay surgery.

  • Minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

• Obstetric care (analgesia and anesthesia for labor and/or surgery).

• Critical Care (immediate care for critically ill patients and in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit – SICU).