Operating Room Services

The department currently serves two operating rooms - OR - complexes. The first is the main operating room complex located on the first floor of the Davao Medical Center and is comprised of nine OR suites and one post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Surgical operation conducted by the Surgery, ENT-HNS, Ophtalmology, OB-Gynecology, Orthopedics, Neurology and Urology departments are entertained here.

The second operating room complex is located still on the first floor but inside the Obstretics delivery room with one delivery table. This is where uncomplicated cesarian sections during daytime, tubal ligations and curettage are conducted.

The department also covers the Abulatory Surgery Program (ASP). This program, started in June 1998 and is now in full swing.

Ward Services

Aside from administering anesthesia inside the operating romos, anesthesiologists in DMC also respond to various ward calls. Most commonly, the residents are called to the Radiology Section to sedate patients for close reduction of fractures and for special angiograms. Emergency referrals for difficult intubation and lumbar taps at the Emergency Room (ER) complex or in any ward are also entertained.

The residents also respond to ward calls for control of seizures among tetanus patients in the pediatric and internal medicine wards. A more active role in acute pain management and chronic pain management, has also been taken in by the residents. The department will launch Acute Pain Service this year.