SARA HUSAIN
Abu Dhabi,U A E
Summary
Highly skilled anaesthesia professional with extensive expertise in performing Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS), assisting with Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Proficient in organising and coordinating anaesthesia personnel, maintaining anaesthesia gas delivery systems, and managing intra-operative fluid resuscitation. Demonstrates strong leadership and management skills, participates in developing continuing education programs, and serves on hospital committees. Knowledgeable in regulatory acts affecting patients and staff, as well as safety protocols for fire, electrical, laser, and explosion hazards. Committed to ethical practices, infection control, and the safe handling of medical gases. Career goal: to continue contributing to patient safety and care excellence within a dynamic healthcare environment.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Anaesthesia Technologist
AHALIA HOSPITAL
ABU DHABI
09.2023 - 01.2026
- Maintain and organize the anaesthesia environment, equipment, supplies and personnel to facilitate department functions.
- Responsible for all anaesthesia procedures, pharmacy, materials, and equipment related to anaesthesia.
- Patient transfer and post-operative care and monitoring.
- Communicate with other OT staff and In-charge for better service and work as a team. Follow the guidelines of hospital organization environment of care.
- Maintain the sterile supplies within the expiry date.
Anaesthesia technician
AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE (AIMS)
ERNAKULAM, KERALA
04.2021 - 04.2023
- Inventories, orders and maintain departmental stock supplies consistent with departmental demand.
- Maintain records of or has access to all preventive maintenance records.
- Maintain an inventory of equipment used by anaesthesia to track repairs, loans and demos.
- Maintain pharmacy drugs within their expiry date and properly disposes of used drugs.
- Provide perioperative technical support to anaesthesia providing staff for delivery of patient care.
- Follow accreditation policies and procedures, sentinel events, national accreditation goals, environment of care directly related to anaesthesia and patient safety.
- Maintain the availability of necessary equipment in each operating room. Follow standard sterile precautions.
- Prepare and assembles transducer lines and equipment necessary for invasive pressure monitoring as necessary. Has working knowledge of hemodynamic monitoring and can perform cardiac calculations.
- Demonstrate detailed technical knowledge and trouble shooting ability for anaesthesia delivery system, scavenging system, gas analyzer, ECG monitor, pulse oximeter and rapid infusion devices.
- Make available, assemble and assist with operation of specialized equipment such as humidification units, fiber optic bronchoscope, ultrasound for anaesthesia procedures (vascular access and nerve blocks), rapid infusion devices, neuromuscular monitoring devices; infusion pumps and syringe pumps; initial setup of Trans Oesophageal Echocardiogram.
- Demonstrate speed and timeliness in all duties, particularly in preparation for emergencies and trauma procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Anaesthesia Technology
AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIMS)
Kerala, India 08.2016 - 08.2020
Skills
- Performing Basic Cardiac life support (BLS) and assist for advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and for paediatric advanced cardiac life support (PALS)
- Organize & co-ordinates the use of anaesthesia personnel
- Performing inspection & maintenance of anaesthesia gas delivery systems
- Assisting anaesthesia provider with intra operative fluid management including volume resuscitation
- Participates in developing continuing education/formal education programs Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory acts as they affect patients and staff Participates on hospital committees
- Fire, electrical, laser and explosion hazards in the operating room and other anaesthesia related areas
- Storage, use & safe handling of bulk and cylinder gases
- Sterile technique and the principles of aseptic practice
- Usage of common anaesthetic gases
- Purpose, use and care of physiological monitor relating to administration of anaesthesia
- Biological hazards, infection control and standard precautions
- Setting up and troubleshooting intra-aortic balloon pump Ethical and legal issues & responsibilities
- Demonstrates team leadership skills
- Demonstrates required management skills
- Type and indications for local, monitored anaesthesia care (MAC), regional and general anaesthesia
- Principles of purchasing and maintaining supplies
- Communication skills
Certification
- DOH LICENSE HOLDER as Anaesthesia Technologist
- License Number: GT32582.
- License Type: Permanent.
- Facility: MF23 - AL AHLI HOSPITAL COMPANY - WLL
- Issue Date: 2023-08-26
- Expiry Date: 2025-08-25
- License Status: Active
- DOH Ref: HPPRF-2023-005993
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
LANGUAGES
English - Fluent
Hindi - Advanced
Malayalam - Native
REFERENCES
- Chetan Manohara, Koteswara, Consultant Anaesthesia, +971 2 6262666, Ahalia Hospital, Hamdan Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE, HOD, Dept. of Anaesthesiology
- Lakshmi, Kumar, HOD, Dept. of Anaesthesiology, lakshmikrishnakumar@aims.amrita.edu, +91 484 2856162, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala, India
- Shyam Sundar, P, Additional Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, shyamsundarp@aims.amrita.edu, +91 9895093011, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala, India
Accomplishments
- DEPARTMENTS OF CASES HANDLED
- 1) Cardiothoracic – CABG, MVR, AVR, DVR, Bendall procedure, Pneumonectomy, Lobectomy, and Aortic Aneurysm repair.
- 2) Paediatric cardiothoracic – ASD and VSD closure, PDA Ligation, ICR, BT shunt, TAPVC Repair, BDGS, Fontan, ALCAPA, Norwood procedure.
- 3) Neurosurgery – Craniotomy, Craniectomy, Aneurysm Clipping, VP shunt, Tran sphenoidal surgeries.
- 4) Orthopaedics – Hip and Knee replacements, Arthroscopic surgeries, Spine surgeries, Scoliosis repair, polytrauma cases.
- 5) Paediatric Surgery – Hernia, Hydrocele repairs, Circumcision, Kasai's procedure, Nephrectomy, Hypospadias repair, Ureteric reimplantation, Pyeloplasty, Cleft lip and palate correction, genital reconstruction.
- 6) Obstetrics – Emergency and elective LSCS, Labour epidurals, Hysterectomies, Ovarian surgeries, D& C.
- 7) ENT – Aden tonsillectomy, FESS, Laryngeal surgeries, Septorhinoplasty, Mastoidectomy, Flexible scopy in spontaneously breathing patients.
- 8) Oromaxillofacial Surgery – Mandibulectomy, Maxillectomy, Leftort fracture repairs, Facial reconstruction.
- 9) Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Various flap surgeries, hand surgeries, vascular emergencies.
- 10) Urology – URS, Cystoscopy, TURP, TURBT, Nephrectomy, Prostatectomy.
- 11) GI Surgery – Oesophagogastrectomy, Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Colectomy, Small bowel surgeries, Anterior resection, Pancreatic surgery, Whipple's procedure, Hepatectomy, Retroperitoneal resection.
- 12) Laparoscopic Surgery – Gastrointestinal surgery, Urology, Gynaecology, Bariatric surgery.
- 13) Robotic Surgery – Urology, Gynaecology, Gastro surgery, Thoracic surgery and Oncosurgery.
- 14) Organ Transplantation – Liver transplantation (Live and deceased donor), Kidney transplantation (Live and deceased donor), Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney transplantation, Hand transplantation.
- 15) General Surgery and Oncology – Thyroidectomy, Mastectomy, Parotidectomy, Varicose vein surgery, Hernia and Hydrocele repair, Haemorrhoidectomy.
- 16) Emergency and Trauma Care – Polytrauma surgery.
- 17) Outside OR procedures – Endoscopy, ERCP, MRI, CT scans, PET, CT, Nuclear Scans, Radiotherapy, Interventional radiology, Cath lab, Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
- EQUIPMENTS HANDLED
- Anaesthesia Machine: Datex Ohmeda (Aestiva/Avance) Excel 80, Excel 110, Excel 210, Drager, Spacelab.
- Anaesthesia Ventilator.
- ICU ventilators like Siemens 300, Siemens 900C, PB 840, PB 740 and Maquet. Multi-channel monitors: Space labs, Datex Ohmeda, Philips.
- Continuous cardiac output Monitors (Edwards Lifesciences).
- Noninvasive cardiac output monitors (Flow-track; Edwards Lifesciences) Thrombo Elasto Gram Analyzer (Haemoscope).
- Forced air warming systems (Bair hugger), overhead warmers, fluid warming system (Hotline).
- Rapid pressure level infusion system.
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopes, Trans oesophageal echocardiogram probe (TOE).
- Various airway equipment like ILMA, Proseal LMA, Combitubes, Double lumen tubes, Bronchial blockers and Fogarty etc.
- Flexible tracheal tubes.
- Nasal RAE tubes, Oral RAE tubes, Univent tubes, LASER tubes, Micro laryngeal tubes.
- Retrograde intubation set, Cricothyroidotomy set, tube exchangers and Bougie. Various oral and nasal airways, face masks.
- Laryngoscopes: - Mackintosh, Millers, Optical laryngoscope, Fiberoptic.
- Different breathing circuits like Jackson Ree's circuit and Bain's circuit.
- ETCO2 monitors: - (Space lab ,Capno check, Datex Ohmeda).
- Defibrillators (Code master, Philips) AEDS and Pacemakers.
CHALLENGES FACED AS AN ANESTHESIA TECHNOLOGIST
- 1) Difficult intubation: - Obese patients, abnormalities of jaw, Faciomaxillary trauma, Patients with cervical disc problem, Protruded tooth, restricted mouth opening etc.
- 2) Rapid sequence Induction.
- 3) One lung Ventilation: - For lung procedures, Thoracic spine Surgeries, Oesophageal gastrectomy etc.
- 4) Hypotensive Anaesthesia: - Tympanoplasty, spine surgery etc.
- 5) Blood Fluid loss & Shock: - Trauma, Neurosurgery, liver and Transplant surgeries, open cardiac surgeries, etc.
- 6) BLS and ACLS: - Trauma victims, Drug reactions, ICU patients, Intra operative causes like bleeding, Cardiac arrest.
- 7) CVP, ABP, PA, CCO and IABP: - Patients for major surgeries, Anticipating haemodynamic changes, ICU patients, cardiac failure patients, Open heart surgeries, Transplant surgeries (kidney and liver).
- 8) Treat the patients with ischemic heart diseases, Pneumothorax, Haemothorax, liver failure renal failure, COPD, Bronchospasm, Laryngospasm etc.
Timeline
Anaesthesia Technologist
AHALIA HOSPITAL
09.2023 - 01.2026
Anaesthesia technician
AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE (AIMS)
04.2021 - 04.2023
Bachelor of Science - Anaesthesia Technology
AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIMS)
08.2016 - 08.2020