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Diagnosis of Infective endocarditis in University Hospital Essen

University Hospital Essen

Essen, Germany
Program id # 293878
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Prof. Dr. med. Oliver Witzke
Department of Adult and Pediatric Infectology
Specialized in: adult and pediatric infectology

The program includes:

  • Initial presentation at the clinic
  • clinical history taking
  • review of medical records
  • general clinical examination
  • extensive laboratory tests:
    • complete blood count
    • biochemical blood test
    • inflammation markers (CRP, ESR)
    • blood coagulation analysis (aPTT, PT, INR)
    • bacteriological analysis, blood culture for sterility
    • serological analysis (PCR, IFA)
  • electrocardiography (ECG)
  • echocardiography (EchoCG)
  • nursing services
  • treatment by chief physician and all leading experts
  • explanation of individual treatment plan
  • written statement

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About the department

The Department of Adult and Pediatric Infectology at the University Hospital Essen offers the full range of diagnostics, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. The special focus is on the treatment of infections in immunosuppressed patients. The department also has advanced experience in the treatment of patients with infectious lesions after organ transplantation, chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer pathologies, in systemic autoimmune diseases and immunodeficiencies, in HIV infections and other chronic infections. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Oliver Witzke.

The department is part of the specialized West German Centre for Infectious Diseases (WZI), and therefore has access to the latest therapeutic developments in this field. This center integrates all the institutes and departments engaged in the research, prevention, diagnostics and treatment of infectious diseases. Therefore, it regularly hosts the interdisciplinary boards on clinical cases, in which doctors consider individual treatment programs adapted to specific clinical indications in detail and from different points of view. All this contributes to the achievement of the most positive treatment outcome. In addition, the center develops general treatment recommendations and initiates research projects together with other institutions.

For many years, the department guarantees its patients exceptionally high-quality medical services in the area of ​​its specialization. This is confirmed by the certification of the German Society of Infectious Diseases (DGI), as well as by the prestigious DIN EN ISO 9001: 2008 certificate.

The service range of the department includes:

  • Viral hepatitis B and C
    • Laboratory diagnostics, including the assessment of liver function
    • Serological diagnostics, including the detection of antibodies and DNA virus
    • Treatment of acute hepatitis
    • Supportive therapy with oral antiviral drugs
    • Symptomatic treatment
    • Prevention of liver cirrhosis
    • Prevention of liver cancer
  • HIV
    • Serological diagnostics with viral load assessment
    • Immunogram, assessment of CD4 + T-lymphocyte level
    • Combination antiretroviral therapy
    • Prevention of opportunistic diseases
  • Diagnostics and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (syphilis, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, gonorrhea and others)
  • Counseling of patients with weakened immunity after organ transplantation, including bone marrow transplantation
  • Diagnostics and treatment of tuberculosis
  • Diagnostics and treatment of tropical infections
  • Diagnostics and treatment of septic lesions
  • Diagnostics and treatment of complicated infections in kidney, liver and heart failure
  • Diagnostics and treatment of respiratory tract infections
  • Preventive vaccination in adults
  • Routine vaccination in children
  • Other diseases and treatment methods

Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Essen 


About hospital

According to the authoritative Focus magazine the University Hospital Essen ranks among the top German hospitals!

With 27 specialized departments and 24 institutes, the hospital in Germany is a maximum care medical facility. The hospital has 1,300 beds for inpatient treatment. A highly qualified medical team of more than 6,000 employees takes care of the health of patients. All the specialists give preference to an interdisciplinary medical care, which guarantees a comprehensive treatment taking into account the smallest aspects of a particular pathology. The hospital annually diagnoses and treats more than 50,000 inpatients and about 195,000 outpatients, which testifies to the prestige of the medical institution and the highest quality of treatment in Germany.

The hospital presents all the modern medical fields. Nevertheless, special attention should be given to the following major fields of specialization as oncology, transplantology and cardiology, as well as research activities in the field of immunology, infectology and translational examinations of pathologies of the nervous system and behavioral disorders.

Established on the basis of the standard American model of Comprehensive Cancer Centers, the West German Cancer Center (WTZ) in Essen was recognized as the best medical facility of this kind in Germany in 2009. Nowadays, the center holds leading positions both on the national and international medical markets. The basis of its successful clinical practice is the use of very latest treatment methods and an interdisciplinary approach to each clinical case. The West German Organ Transplant Centre (WZO) is also recognized as one of the best in the country and one of the few in Germany, which specializes in the transplantation of all vital organs, such as kidney, liver, pancreas, heart and lungs. Special attention is paid to kidney and liver transplantation.

The hospital in Germany is proud of its high-tech medical equipment, experienced and competent staff, productive research activities, which allow to guarantee the accurate diagnostics and effective treatment, including rare and very complex clinical cases for every patient. Consequently, the hospital is considered a perfect embodiment of high-quality treatment in Germany.

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Accommodation in hospital

Patients rooms

The patients of the University Hospital Essen live in comfortable rooms designed in bright colors. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a personal wardrobe, a personal call button with a built-in light panel, a telephone, a TV and a radio. The Internet access is available at an additional cost.

Meals and Menus

The patients of the hospital are offered a daily choice of three menus. The patients are also offered alternative types of menus, if their religion requires the exclusion of certain foods. If you follow a certain diet or suffer from food intolerance, you will be provided with a menu of your choice by discussing it with your attending physician in advance. The hospital also houses a bistro and a cafe, where one can have a tasty snack, enjoy hot and cold drinks.

Further details

Standard rooms include:

Toilet
Shower
TV

Accompanying person

There are a few types of hotels for the accompanying persons, who want to stay near the hospital. The hotel of the Essen University Hospital offers apartments on the first floor of the nursing high-rise building. The DRK nursing also offers single and double rooms.

The hotel in Grugapark is available for the parents, whose children stay in the hospital. The parents of children with cancer can also stay here. Moreover, The Department of Pediatrics offers its rooms for parents.