Archive · 25 Jul 2026
Anaesthesia Drug Shortage Disrupts Critical Surgeries in Indore
There is a shortage of important anaesthesia drugs at a hospital in Indore, India.
This shortage is causing delays in surgeries for heart, brain, and cancer patients.
The hospital does 12 to 15 major surgeries every day, but now many of these surgeries are being postponed.
Doctors say they have asked for more drugs, but they haven't received enough yet.
The hospital management says there is no shortage and surgeries are happening as planned.
However, doctors say that without these drugs, many operations cannot be done safely.
Shortage of Bupivacaine Heavy, Glycopyrrolate, and Myopyrolate injections at Super Speciality Hospital in Indore.
Disruption in spinal and general anaesthesia procedures, leading to postponed surgeries.
Affected specialties include cardiac, neurosurgical, oncology, and other complex surgeries.
Hospital management assures no shortage and surgeries are proceeding as scheduled.
Doctors report multiple surgeries postponed due to drug unavailability and have submitted complaints.
- Who
- Patients requiring critical surgeries, hospital management, medical staff
- What
- Shortage of essential anaesthesia drugs disrupting surgeries
- When
- Current situation
- Where
- Super Speciality Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- Unavailability of key anaesthesia injections leading to postponed surgeries
Hospital Management
Medical Staff
Drug Availability
Hospital Management
Assures that there is no shortage of anaesthesia drugs and surgeries are proceeding as scheduled.
Medical Staff
Reports that essential anaesthesia drugs are out of stock, leading to postponed surgeries.
- Affected Drugs
- Bupivacaine Heavy, Glycopyrrolate, Myopyrolate
- Affected Specialties
- Cardiac, Neurosurgical, Oncology, Other Complex Surgeries
- Daily Surgeries
- 12-15 major surgeries
- Hospital
- Super Speciality Hospital, MGM Medical College, Indore
- Impact
- Multiple surgeries postponed, patients facing delays