Anaesthesia | KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Paediatric Anaesthesia

To complement our paediatric surgical services, our Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia provides complete anaesthetic cover for all elective and emergency surgeries for children. We assist an average of 7,000 surgeries a year, among patients ranging from newborns to teenagers below 18 years of age.

We run a pre-anaesthesia care and counselling clinic for children requiring pre-operative consultation and optimization.

We also provide pain relief and management for children suffering from acute or chronic pain.

Range of Services

Patient related services
- Paediatric anaesthesia
  - Cardiac anaesthesia
  - Regional anaesthesia
- Pre-anaesthesia care and counselling
- Children's Pain Service
  - Management of Acute Pain
  - Management of Chronic/Complex Pain
  - Management of Procedural Pain

Non-Clinical Services
- Research
- Teaching
- Quality improvement and safety
- Patient Experience

Contact Information

Level 5, Women’s Tower, Office@L5 (WT)

65 6394 1091
65 6394 8459
65 6394 8270

Paediatric Anaesthesia Facebook Group

Our Care Team

News

Announcements New Singapore Study to Assess Growing Prevalence and Impact of Food Allergies Landmark four-year joint study led by NUH and NUS Medicine, in collaboration with KKH, NUP and SSHSPH, is the first and largest to involve over 2,000 children in addressing food allergies

26 Jun 2025 Read Story

Announcements KKH unveils new mental wellness framework to boost community support for youth mental health KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) today launched the community-based Youth Connect Psychological Interventions framework, in partnership with Temasek Foundation. Developed by clinical psychologists from KKH and James Cook University, Singapore (JCU), in collaboration with school counsellors and youth social service agencies , the framework aims to empower community groups to support adolescents, aged 10 to 19 years, experiencing mild to mild-moderate mental health concerns.

20 Jun 2025 Read Story

Announcements KKH launches Singapore’s first PlagioCentre to treat flat head syndrome in infants KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) has launched Singapore’s first dedicated PlagioCentre, a specialised clinic for the assessment and treatment of plagiocephaly and brachycephaly, conditions also known as flat head syndrome. It is also the first public hospital in Singapore to offer 3D-printed helmets as part of its treatment options.

03 Jun 2025 Read Story

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