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Analysis Laboratory
Hospitalised patients can take advantage of Clinical Chemistry, Haematology, Coagulation, Endocrinology and Oncology exams. The Laboratory relies on the collaboration of facility staff for sample taking and medical services. In order to guarantee the reliability of the analytical data, daily and periodic internal quality controls are carried out.
Cardiothoracic-vascular surgery
The cardiothoracic-vascular surgery unit provides services both on an outpatient and inpatient basis and deals with all those diseases associated with the heart and with the vascular system that require surgery.
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The diagnostic-therapeutic and care path consists of an
initial consulting phase
during which all the assessments necessary to define the patient’s state of health are performed. At the end of this phase, the specialist will be able to
establish the most appropriate treatment
for meeting the needs of the patient.
Several
types of surgical activities
are performed at the hospital:
Mini-invasive cardiac surgery for valve and coronary artery operations;
Myocardial revascularisation with arterial (left internal mammary artery, right internal mammary artery, radial artery) and venous (great saphenous vein) conduits;
The more frequent use of the mammary arteries alone produces a clinical benefit tied to the greater duration of the by-pass over time;
Mitral, aortic, tricuspid valve replacement and/or plastic & reconstructive surgery. Mechanical or biological prostheses are used in the event of replacement. Among the latter we find the new generation prostheses, which last longer and are much more similar to normal human anatomy and physiology, such as stentless prostheses and porcine roots, which include valve and aortic root;
Aortic root replacement;
Aortic arch replacement surgery;
Cardiac arrhythmia surgery (Atrial Fibrillation);
Heart failure surgery, which includes not only extreme surgical revascularisation, but also repair of the ischaemic mitral valve and left ventricular plastic & reconstructive surgery.
Vascular Surgery, including:
Thromboendarterectomy (TEA) of the carotid arteries
Thoracic aorta and abdominal aneurysmectomy
Lower limb revascularisation (aortobifemoral, femoropopliteal, femorofemoral, extraperitoneal iliofemoral, axillo-bifemoral by-passes) in saphenous vein and prostheses.
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Clinical and Interventional Cardiology
This unit deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and treats patients who suffer from ischaemic cardiopathy, unstable angina, post-infarct angina, cardiac failure and cardiac arrhythmias. Highly complex cases are also treated, including infarction in the acute phase with thrombolytic therapy unfeasible or ineffective.
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Spitali Europian, using both invasive and non-invasive methods and procedures, provides clinical and interventional cardiology services on both an outpatient and inpatient basis.
The non-invasive procedures include:
Baseline and pharmacological stress echocardiogram
Ultrasound of the arteries (carotid arteries, renal arteries, arteries of the lower limbs), study of the peripheral vessels of the limbs
Holter Monitor (continuous monitoring of cardiac activity during the patient’s routine activity)
Continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, in bed or through telemetry
Ergometric test (exercise electrocardiogram)
The
invasive procedures
are performed in the haemodynamics
laboratories
and usually become necessary when situations are detected that cannot be treated with pharmacological therapy alone.
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Diagnostic imaging
Hospitalised patients may take advantage of the following services:
Contrastography
(examinations of the gastrointestinal tract, urographies)
Traditional radiology
(examinations of the skeleton and of the chest)
MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging
CAT – Computerised Axial Tomography
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General surgery and surgical oncology
This specialisation mainly concentrates on the abdominal cavity organs, such as intestine, esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, gall bladder; it often deals with the thyroid and hernias, as well as with neoplastic diseases (cervical cancer, prostate cancer, melanoma, etc.)
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The unit performs the following activities:
Digestive tract surgery
Surgery of the female genital apparatus
Surgery of the male genital apparatus
Gall bladder surgery
Breast surgery
Abdominal wall surgery (hernias and incisional hernias)
Surgery for disorders of the skin, subcutaneous tissue and skin appendages
Endocrine surgery
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Haemodynamics
The Diagnostic and Interventional Cardioangiology Laboratory treats adult patients with
heart diseases
(i.e. ischaemic heart disease, vascular diseases, cardiomyopathies, congenital diseases) and patients with
obstructive or dilatation diseases of the vascular system, for which the invasive procedure is essential in the diagnosis and treatment process.
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The invasive procedure consists of the insertion of small catheters into the vascular system which, going through the blood vessels, reach the sector concerned by the disease: heart, cardiac and coronary valves, carotid, aorta, peripheral arteries, etc. It is possible in this way to study heart function and the state of the arterial system (coronary catheterisation, angiography, etc.) or to intervene for therapeutic purposes (angioplasty and stent implantation, valvuloplasty, etc.), thus avoiding surgery in many cases.
Some of the reference exams are:
Angiography of the thoracoabdominal aorta;
Angiography of the supra-aortic trunks;
Selective angiography of the renal arteries and of the celiac tripod;
Angiography of the lower extremity arteries (iliofemoral-popliteal and tibioperoneal district);
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (directional atherectomy/cutting, medicated and non-medicated stent implantation).
Peripheral angioplasty (carotid and subclavian-vertebral district, renal and mesenteric arteries, iliofemoral-popliteal and tibioperoneal axis, diabetic foot).
Left and right cardiac catheterisation
Left and right selective coronary arteriography
Percutaneous implantation of endoprostheses in the thoracoabdominal aorta.
Left and right ventriculography
Assessment of cardiac output, mitral valve area, transvalvular gradients, intracardiac shunts.
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Intensive Care
The Intensive Care Unit provides anaesthesiology and resuscitation assistance for all surgical specialties and is provided on both an outpatient and inpatient basis.
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The anaesthesiologists of the team follow the patient during all phases, from the preoperative anaesthesiological assessment to assistance in the operating room to the period of awakening.
Anaesthesiology assistance is also provided to the various wards and services (Cardiology, Haemodynamics, Radiology, general surgery, etc.), for every possible problem within its competence, with the possibility of transfer to Intensive Care.
Special attention is paid to rapid recovery of the state of consciousness and well-being of the patient. For this reason the search for the use of last generation drug products is continuous.
At the end of the most complex operations (cardiosurgical and neurosurgical), the patient is transferred to Intensive Care, where he/she is monitored by expert medical and nursing staff capable of controlling and dealing with any possible postoperative complication, thanks also to the availability of state-of-the-art monitoring equipment.
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Odontostomatology
This branch of medicine studies diseases of the teeth and mouth, as an integral part of the human body.
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The services provided on an outpatient basis may involve
Tooth extraction, including wisdom teeth
Implantology
Periodontal surgery
Surgical treatment of oral pathologies:
removal of cystic lesions
diagnostic biopsies
excision of neoformations
frenectomies
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Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Diagnostic consulting is done at the centre to verify the patient’s state of health. When considered appropriate, the best therapeutic path to meet the needs found is assessed.
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The
pathologies treated
range from
degenerative diseases
(arthrosis of the knee, hip and shoulder) to be treated with prosthesis implantations,
to those more typically associated with sports
, both for the lower limb (ligament and meniscal pathologies) and for the upper limb (tendon pathologies and shoulder instability).
Hospitalisation times for pathologies treated arthroscopically range from one to two days, while for operations with the insertion of hip, knee or shoulder prostheses, the operated patient is transferred on the fifth day to the Functional Rehabilitation Unit so as not to interrupt the educational programme.
Activities performed
Knee surgery modules
Painful pathology of the foot
Shoulder surgery module
Mini-invasive prosthetic surgery
Cartilage transplants
Hip surgery even in the elderly: fractures and prostheses
Treated pathologies
Pathologies of the knee
Gonarthrosis
Axial deviations (varus-valgus knee)
Pathologies of the patella (pain – instability)
Meniscal pathologies
Cartilage pathologies
Ligament pathologies
Hip pathologies
hip dysplasia
coxarthrosis
Hand pathologies
Carpal tunnel
Trigger finger
Tenosynovitis
Pathologies of the foot
Bunions
Metatarsalgia
Hammer finger
Flat feet
Pathologies of the shoulder
Instability
Tendon pain and
injuries (periarthritis)
Glenohumeral osteoarthritis
Traumatic pathologies
Hip (femur)
Knee
Foot
Shoulder
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Otorhinolaryngology and otorhinolaryngologic surgery
This unit intervenes in all pathologies involving the nose, ear, neck and throat. Patient consulting activities are carried out to establish the clinical situation, a possible pharmacological treatment or to direct patients to surgery.
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A list of the
main surgical activities
is provided below:
Surgery of the Nose
Morphofunctional surgery of the nose
Surgery of the nasal septum and valve
Endoscopic surgery of nasal polyps, paranasal sinuses
Septal perforation surgery
Choanal diaphragms, nosebleed
Surgery for snoring
Endoscopic adenoidectomy
Adenotonsillectomies
Oral cavity surgery
Salivary gland surgery
Larynx and Neck surgery
Microlaryngoscopy diagnosis
Benign and malignant laryngeal surgery
Functional reconstruction laryngeal surgery
Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Lateral and median neck cysts
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