Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Overview
Provides perioperative anesthesia management, intensive perioperative support, and specialist care for selected acute and chronic pain conditions.
Key Strengths at Kobe University Hospital
- Advanced perioperative management for high-acuity surgery performed at a major university hospital, including support for complex cancer surgery, transplantation-related surgery, cardiovascular surgery, and emergency care.
- Close collaboration with surgical, intensive care, and palliative/supportive-care teams.
- Pain-focused support for difficult symptom control cases as well as perioperative risk assessment and optimization.
Major Conditions / Services
- Perioperative anesthesia for major surgery
- Acute and selected chronic pain problems
- High-risk operative patients requiring careful anesthetic planning
Representative Procedures / Programs
- General and regional anesthesia
- Perioperative risk management
- Pain-focused consultation and support