Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Professional Medical Services – Intensive care and emergency medicine
Our comprehensive ICU is dedicated to the monitoring and treatment of all complex, critically unwell patients.
ICU Bed Capacity: The ICU at Elysemed Hospital is a 4-bed facility with one dedicated Pediatric ICU (PICU) bed managed by expert pediatric ICU physicians.
Bedside Services
- With our advanced monitoring and the additional space within the ICU we can provide the majority of procedures by the bedside thus minimizing the movement of critically ill patients unnecessarily. These procedures include bronchoscopy, upper and lower GI endoscopy, and percutaneous tracheostomy placement.
- Multi-disciplinary Approach: The ICU facility operates under its multidisciplinary approach, which engages experts from various departments to coordinate with each other and map out a comprehensive course of action to get the best health outcomes for a patient. It is this approach that allows for our excellent clinical outcomes, among the best in the nation.
Key Amenities of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Elysemed Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is designed to care for patients with severe or life-threatening conditions of varying complexities and aetiology (cause) including medical conditions, trauma or recovery following major surgery. The ICU is a 4 bedded unit equipped with a dedicated nursing station, state-of-the-art monitoring equipment, and point-of-care (POC) computer technology. This facility is staffed by highly experienced consultant critical-care physicians supported by experts across all medical and surgical specialties. We have a robust multidisciplinary ethos involving specialist ICU nurses, clinical pharmacists, dieticians, and physiotherapists who attend the daily rounds to provide the most holistic, caring, and comprehensive care possible within the ICU.
Services Available
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The ICU at AHD provides extensive and comprehensive critical care management across all ICU subspecialties. This is inclusive of medical and surgical ICU (including oncology, cardiology, and major general post-operative cases) in addition to neuro-critical care and cardiothoracic critical care.
As mentioned above this makes our ICU one of the most comprehensive in the region with the ability to provide:
- Continuous in-room telemetry (monitoring) with the additional support of every monitor being observed 24/7 via a central station
- Respiratory system support through non-invasive and invasive techniques. Specifically, CPAP, BIPAP, High-flow nasal oxygen, and invasive ventilation via endotracheal tube or tracheostomy.
- Administration of nitric oxide
- Venovenous ECMO (for lung support)
- Venoarterial ECMO (for heart and lung support)
- Patients with intra-aortic balloon pumps
- Palliative care for patients with cancer
- Endoscopy
- Removal of kidney therapy including hemodialysis 1
- Ultrasound-guided procedures such as nerve block insertion, paracentesis, thoracocentesis, and EBUS.
- Extensive organ support for a multitude of pathologies.
- Via the support of an expert medical and surgical consultant team, we can provide expert opinion, investigation, and management at any time by other consultant team members.
This is Inclusive of cardiologists, pulmonologists, oncologists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, general surgeons, vascular surgeons, neurosurgeons, cardiothoracic surgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, and ENT among many more.
Patient Transfers
We accept critically ill patients requiring intensive care services from hospitals and healthcare facilities both within and outside of the D.R. Congo
We’re excited about new ventures.
While we’re continuously working towards exploring new ventures to expand our menu of healthcare services, we’re collaborating with the Congolese Health Authority (CHA) to create a National Committee for Organ Donation to establish a system for the early identification and management of organ donors providing hope and life-changing interventions to people all across the D.R.Congo.