Array of activities

Anaesthesia        [Top of page]

We are using all established methods of general and regional anaesthesia. There is also a wide experience in difficult intubations which are quite common considering the large number of surgical procedures at the thyroid gland. 

Pediatric anaesthesia        [Top of page]

Specially trained anaesthesiologists annually perform about 500 anaesthesias in children of all ages, mainly in the field of ENT. Besides physical integrity we focus on the psycho-social well-being of the children. The latter starts with a conversation in the anaesthesia out-patient clinic the day before surgery, is being continued by the parents staying with their children in the recovery room, and ends with an early discharge into the domestic security of the family.

Intensive care medicine        [Top of page]

The intensive care unit is run interdisciplinarily by surgeons, anaesthesiologists and internists. Besides the most modern equipment for artificial ventilation a well-trained specialised staff provides thoughtful care thereby particularly contributing to the fast recovery of the patients.

Postoperative pain therapy        [Top of page]

Postoperative pain therapy is based on epidural catheter techniques, on most modern drug therapies, on a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and on acupuncture.

Clinical Chemistry, blood bank and autologous blood donation        [Top of page]

The clinical chemistry lab which is run by anaesthesiologists, the serological lab and the blood bank may perform all necessary analytical procedures around the clock close to patient need. These procedures include the donation of autologous blood and the intraoperative measurement of parathormone concentrations during surgery for parathyroid diseases. 

Anesthesia in Jehovah`s witnesses        [Top of page]

There is a close cooperation with the hospital joint committee of Jehovah`s witnesses. We acknowledge the refusal of blood transfusions as part of the patients` right of self-determination. We start with a conversation in which we address the premedication and in which we also discuss and determine the individual and surgery-related procedures to avoid non-autologous blood transfusions during surgical therapy.