Treatment of lung emphysema with endoscopic reduction of lung volume by valve implantation in Charite University Hospital Berlin
Charite University Hospital Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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302306
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Witzenrath
Department of Pulmonology
Specialized in: pulmonology The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- biochemical analysis of blood
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- indicators blood coagulation
- TSH-basal
- x-ray and bronchography
- electrocardiogram (ECG)
- high-resolution computed tomography (HR-CT)
- preoperative care
- endoscopic valve implantation
- symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation
- explanation of future recommendations
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- Medical records
- Chest X-ray, MRI/CT scan (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Pulmonology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin offers the full range of accurate diagnostics and effective treatment of acute and chronic lung diseases, including infectious pulmonary lesions, on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The department's doctors have advanced equipment, conventional and innovative diagnostic and treatment techniques. All this creates the conditions for the organization of first-class medical care focused on the results and the best possible benefit for the patient. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Martin Witzenrath.
The department's pulmonologists deals with the treatment of obstructive pulmonary diseases (for example, asthma or COPD), restrictive lung diseases (for example, pulmonary fibrosis), pulmonary vascular diseases (pulmonary hypertension), autoimmune diseases and lung cancer. The department demonstrates excellent results in the treatment of lung cancer, due to which it was marked by the quality certificate of the German Cancer Society.
In addition, the department has the Weaning Center (certified by the German Society of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine). The experts in the field of invasive and non-invasive ventilation, as well as the doctors specializing in weaning work here. The competence also includes intensive care for serious infectious diseases, acute respiratory distress syndrome, extracorporeal procedures.
The department provides diagnostics and treatment of the following diseases:
- Lung diseases
- Bronchial asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD)
- Interstitial lung diseases (including pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis)
- Lung tumors
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pleural effusion
- Artificial lung ventilation and intensive care in the following diseases and pathological conditions
- Acute pulmonary insufficiency
- Acute/chronic respiratory failure
- Sepsis
- Lung transplantation (in collaboration with the German Heart Center Berlin)
- Other diseases
The diagnostic and therapeutic options of the department include:
- Diagnostic services
- Pulmonary function testing
- Respiratory muscle function test
- Blood gas analysis
- Provocative tests
- Spiroergometry
- Bronchoscopy
- Bronchoalveolar lavage
- Preliminary diagnostics before endoscopic procedures in order to reduce lung volume in COPD and pulmonary emphysema
- Endobronchial ultrasound
- Histological examination
- Diagnostics of pulmonary hypertension
- Echocardiography (transthoracic and transesophageal)
- Right heart catheterization
- Preliminary diagnostics before lung transplantation
- Allergological tests
- Electrocardiography
- Sonography
- Pleural puncture and biopsy
- Imaging examinations (in collaboration with the appropriate departments)
- CT
- MRI
- X-ray
- PET-CT
- Pulmonary function testing
- Therapeutic services
- Antibacterial therapy
- Respiratory therapy
- Weaning from mechanical ventilation
- Endoscopic treatment of pulmonary emphysema
- Immunotherapy and antibody therapy
- Inhalation therapy
- Preparation for lung transplantation and follow-up care
- Lung cancer therapy
- Other medical services
Curriculum vitae
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Witzenrath has been heading the Department of Pulmonology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin since April 2022. Prior to this, the specialist held the position of Deputy Head Physician of the same department.
Dr. Martin Witzenrath graduated from Justus Liebig University Giessen.
The professor's special clinical interests include the treatment of infectious lung diseases, intensive care for lung diseases, care of patients before and after lung transplant surgery, endoscopic treatment of lung diseases, and therapy for pulmonary hypertension.
The specialist's research activities are focused on preclinical, translational, and clinical studies of pneumonia, acute lung diseases, and pulmonary hypertension.
Prof. Witzenrath is a Fellow of the European Respiratory Society (FERS).
Photo of the doctor: (c) Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
About hospital
According to the reputable Focus magazine, the Charite University Hospital Berlin ranks 1st among the best healthcare facilities in Germany!
The hospital is one of the largest and leading university medical complexes in Europe, and also consistently holds leading positions in the international medical arena. The Charite operates on the basis of the Faculty of Medicine of the Free University of Berlin and the Humboldt University of Berlin. Patients are offered modern diagnostics and treatment with the very latest methods, many of which were developed by professors and scientists of the medical complex. More than half of all German Nobel Prize winners in medicine and physiology, such as Emil von Behring, Robert Koch, and Paul Ehrlich, studied and worked at the Charite University Hospital Berlin. The medical complex includes more than 100 specialized departments and institutes, which helps to ensure that patients receive care in all existing medical specialties. The hospital has exceptional experience in treating complex clinical cases.
Each year, the hospital treats more than 137,800 inpatients and more than 787,700 outpatients. The hospital has a bed capacity of 3,293 beds. A huge medical team consisting of 5,670 scientists and doctors and more than 6,000 nurses work for the benefit of the patients. The main task of all specialists of the medical facility is to restore the patient's health or save his life in critical cases. The hospital has a friendly atmosphere where every patient feels care, respect and empathy.
The Charite University Hospital Berlin is generously funded by the German government, which is why it offers patients the latest generation of excellent equipment and comfortable infrastructure. The Charite medical complex is equipped with da Vinci robotic surgery systems, laser technologies, equipment for endovascular catheter-based interventions, neuronavigation devices, intraoperative monitoring systems, equipment for proton therapy available only in the most advanced medical centers in the world, and many other technologies. All these resources, combined with the experience and professional skills of the hospital's doctors, are the key to providing the most effective and safe treatment in accordance with the highest international medical standards.
The hospital is recognized with a huge number of quality certificates, including DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, certificates from the German Cancer Society (DKG), the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV), the German Society for Thoracic Surgery (DGT), the German Hernia Society (DHG), and the ERAS Society.
The Charite University Hospital Berlin is a benchmark in the European healthcare system. Patients therefore receive impeccable medical service, quality care, and personalized service that puts the patient and their individual needs first.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the Charite University Hospital Berlin live in comfortable rooms made of modern design. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe for storing clothes, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, and a TV. If desired, Wi-Fi access can be provided. The hospital also offers enhanced-comfort rooms.
Meals and Menus
The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason, you do not like the food, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences before the treatment.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Toilet
Shower
Wi-Fi
TV
Religion
Religious services are available upon request.
Accompanying person
During the inpatient program, an accompanying person may stay with you in a patient room or at the hotel of your choice.
Hotel
During the outpatient program, you can live at a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you to choose the most suitable options.
The hospital offers a full range of laboratory tests (general, hormonal, tests for infections, antibodies, tumor markers, etc.), genetic tests, various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET / CT, angiography, myelography, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, stereotaxic interventions is carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.
- Proton therapy
- CyberKnife treatment
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- PSMA therapy with Lutetium-177
- Joint replacement in adults and children
These are oncological diseases, benign neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, heart valve defects, diabetes mellitus and its complications, joint diseases and other pathologies.
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Interventional radiology
- Proton therapy (Proton Therapy Center BerlinProtonen)
The medical team includes more than 4,225 highly qualified scientists and doctors.
