Ben Taub is a level one trauma center . The Department of Anesthesiology is well represented at Ben Taub and is responsible for operating and staffing the entire anesthesia service. General Operating Room Perioperative anesthesia care is provided for about 8,000 patients every year. Special training is provided in the management of anesthesia in locations remote from the operating room, including the Arteriography, CAT Scan and MRI suites, the cardiac catheterization lab, and the intensive care units. Students participate in all aspects of anesthesia care including care for trauma patients in the emergency department and in the operating rooms.
Weekly conferences cover selected topics.
A monthly morbidity and mortality conference provides and opportunity for constructive peer review of patient care activities. Guest lecturers complement the didactic program. Care for critically-ill obstetric patients is provided through the collaborative efforts of the obstetricians and anesthesiologists in the Obstetric Special Care Unit. In addition to obstetric cases, anesthetic care is also provided for elective and emergency benign gynecology and neonatal surgical procedures. The faculty anesthesiologists in this division have specialized fellowship training in obstetrical anesthesia and supervise all clinical, teaching and research activities of the service.