Anesthesiology
Definition
Anesthesiology is the field of medicine specialized in
the application of drugs and other agents that cause insensibility to pain. It involves preoperative evaluation,
intraoperative and postoperative care and supervision,
and the management of the systems and personnel
that are required to support the different activities.
The subspecialties within anesthesiology include cardiothoracic
anesthesiology, critical care, neuroanesthesia,
obstetrical anesthesiology, pain management, pediatric
anesthesiology, and ambulatory anesthesia.

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