The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- physical examination
- review of medical records
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical blood analysis
- tumor markers
- indicators of inflammation
- indicators of blood coagulation
- CT/MRI
- ultrasound/ X-ray examination
- conduct endo-sonography of bronchi
- bronchoscopy with biopsy of bronchi and lungs
- histological/ cytological research
- nursing services
- consultation of related specialists
- consultation of the chief physician and all leading experts
- development of individual treatment plan
Required documents
- Medical records
- MRI/CT scan (not older than 3 months)
- Biopsy results (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at the Sana Hospital Duisburg specializes in the treatment of diseases in children and adolescents. The department has 76 inpatient beds and annually treats 3,500 inpatients and 17,000 outpatients up to the age of 18. The department has three specialized units: the Intensive Care Unit for premature babies, the Intensive Care Unit for infants and small children and one more for children and adolescents. It is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Thorsten Rosenbaum.
The highly qualified medical team of the department consists of doctors, nurses, qualified psychologists, psychotherapists, as well as social workers for every case, educators and nutritionists. The department offers special treatment methods, as well as services such as a parent-child room, room for teenagers, psychological support, physiotherapy, interdisciplinary treatment and asthma training for parents and children.
The department offers a wide range of services in all fields of pediatric and adolescent medicine. These include pediatric intensive care medicine, neuropediatrics, diabetology, pediatric pulmonology/allergology, pediatric gastroenterology and cardiac diagnosis. Since 2006, the Section of Neonatology at the Sana Hospital Duisburg has been certified as the Level 1 Perinatal Center.
The range of medical services of the department includes:
- Neonatology:
- Extremely premature infants weighing up to 1,000 g
- Premature and newborn babies with a spectrum of diseases that are typical of the age
- Premature and newborn babies with neurosurgical clinical pictures
- Premature and newborn babies with congenital vascular malformations
- Premature and newborn babies with severe congenital heart defects
- Pediatric intensive care medicine
- Treatment of all severe diseases in childhood
- Treatment of children with severe burns
- Interregional treatment of patients after neurointerventional surgery
- Neuropediatrics
- Diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy in childhood and adolescence
- Treatment changes in epilepsy that is difficult to treat
- Diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the nervous system
- Diagnosis and treatment of metabolic disorders of the CNS
- Diagnosis of peripheral nerve paralysis
- Monitoring of premature babies
- Diagnosis and treatment of cerebral palsy, determination of indications for oral drug treatment or botulinum toxin injections
- Headaches
- Pediatric diabetology
- Primary diagnosis of diabetes
- Multimodal comprehensive treatment during the initial manifestation
- Intensified and conventional insulin therapy
- Insulin pump therapy
- Psychological support
- Psychosocial support
- Counseling on nutrition
- Diagnosis and treatment of different forms of diabetes
- Diagnosis and treatment of concomitant diseases and complications in diabetes
- Pediatric pulmonology/allergology
- Pediatric gastroenterology
- 24-hour pH measurement
- Hydrogen breath test (fructose/lactose intolerance)
- All radiological methods, e.g. gastrointestinal tract
- Gastroesophagoscopy, colonoscopy and placement of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
- Special ultrasound techniques
- Psychological counseling
- Cardiac diagnosis
- ECG
- Echocardiography
- Continuous ECG
- Long-term blood pressure measurement in cooperation with the Department of Internal Medicine
Curriculum vitae
Beruflicher Werdegang
- 1983-90 Studium Humanmedizin Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf
- 1990-91 Arzt im Praktikum, Universitätskinderklinik Düsseldorf
- 1991 Promotion
- 1992 Approbation
- 1992 Ärztlicher Hilfseinsatz in Calcutta/Indien
- 1992-99 Assistenzarzt, Universitätskinderklinik Düsseldorf
- 1999 Facharzt für Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin
- 1999-01 Hochschulassistent Universitätskinderklinik Düsseldorf
- 2001 Habilitation und Ernennung zum Privat-Dozenten
- 2001-05 Oberarzt Universitätskinderklinik Düsseldorf
- 2005 Schwerpunktbezeichnung Neuropädiatrie
- 2005-10 Chefarzt Klinik für Kinderund Jugendmedizin, Klinikum Lüdenscheid
- 2007 Außerplanmäßige Professur für „Kinderheilkunde“, Universität Düsseldorf
- Seit 2010 Chefarzt Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Klinikum Duisburg
Photo of the doctor: (c) Sana Kliniken Duisburg
About hospital
The Sana Hospital Duisburg is a maximum care medical center with 678 beds and 17 specialized departments. With the very latest innovations and high quality patient care, the clinic works for the benefit of a person and their health. The hospital ranks among the leading clinics in the region. In 2013, the hospital treated 21,403 inpatients, 1,149 partially inpatients and 51,751 outpatients.
The hospital is the maximum care center, since almost all disciplines are represented here as independent departments. The departments specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of both common pathologies and specific diseases or groups of patients. The hospital provides its services for patients of all age groups, starting from the birth in the Department of Obstetrics, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, then in the departments for adults up to the treatment of elderly patients in the Department of Geriatrics. The hospital has a unique medical competence and medical centers with special equipment in order to ensure an optimal and multidisciplinary treatment.
The Hospital Duisburg is an academic teaching hospital at the University of Duisburg-Essen with the maximum care (Level 1) Perinatal Center, as well as the Neuro Center with a special focus in the field of oncology. The interdisciplinary Emergency Department, two Intensive Care Units and an Intermediate Care Station offer their services as well. In addition, the hospital has an interregional Stroke Unit with 8 monitored beds, the Unit for Early Neurological Rehabilitation (Level B) with 30 inpatient beds and the accredited Sleep Laboratory with 4 beds.
All activities of the hospital are focused on the patient with their worries and fears; great attention is paid to the patient’s life situation and history. All actions and efforts of the employees of the hospital are made to improve a personal health of each patient. The success rate of the hospital is manifested by satisfaction of both patients and their relatives.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The rooms in the Sana Clinic, Duisburg, meet the strict German standards. The essential safety equipment can be found in each patient room. There are also private bathrooms in all rooms. There are also the electric beds that can be adjusted according to the patient’s needs and habits. The orthopaedic mattresses on the beds provide adequate support for the spine during sleep. You can also use various devices in the room such as a laptop, unless you disturb the other patient in the room. Wi-Fi connection can be provided upon request.
The clinic offers single and double rooms. If you choose a single room, an accompanying person will be able to stay with you. A double room is shared with a patient of the same gender.
The enhanced comfort rooms are equipped with a safety box, a fridge and upholstered furniture.
Meals and Menus
The patient and the accompanying person are offered a daily choice of three menus. If you are on a specific diet for any reason, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences prior to the treatment.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Religion
Christian priests are available for the patients at any time. Representatives of other religions may be requested at any time.
Accompanying person
Your companion may stay with you in your room or at a hotel of your choice during the fixed program.
Hotel
You may stay at the hotel during the outpatient program. Our employees will support you for selecting the best option.