The intensive care unit (ICU) is a distinct area of the hospital that provides critically ill patients with a degree of advanced organ support, intensive monitoring, and high nurse-patient ratios that is not available on the general ward. This article outlines the progress made in recent decades in terms of technology and equipment, therapeutics and […]
In the interviews published in International Hospital, we focus on a particular field of expertise to find out about current developments. We spoke to Susan Vosloo, specialised in Cardiothoracic Surgery, working in private practice at the Christiaan Barnard Memorial and Vincent Palotti hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa. She talks about the developments and future […]
In 1967, Dr Christiaan Barnard performed the first transplantation of a human heart into a patient, having already performed about 50 animal heart transplants to ensure success with human patients. Since then medical science has advanced on many levels most notably the evolution of medical devices such as artificial hearts and xenotransplantation. Yet, this is […]
International Hospital asked experts from Belgium, the United States of America and Switzerland on the subject of finding the most optimal solutions for intensive care in a climate of austerity where the cost of healthcare is constantly rising and budgets are shrinking. They share their views on the question: Given the cost of healthcare, shrinking […]
Echocardiography has become an integral part of modern cardiology. Being non-invasive, it is useful in assessing ventricular size and function, diagnosing and evaluating valvular disease, and investigating chest pain, possible cardiac emboli and congenital heart disease. Recent advances in non-invasive imaging of the heart with three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) have simplified our understanding and management of […]
Confidentiality is a major issue in adolescent healthcare, and its perceived absence is considered a major barrier for an adolescent to seek medical care. Little is known about the right to informative privacy and confidentiality for adolescents in Belgium, although these rights are unambiguously stipulated in the law on patients
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