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
- Lipid metabolism (HDL/LDL, cholesterol,
triglycerides Lip(a), homocysteine) - blood coagulation analysis (aPTT, PT, INR)
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- metabolic status (uric acid, total glucose, HbA1c)
- cardiovascular disease risk markers
- kidney function test (creatinine, urea)
- color doppler echocardiography
- color doppler sonography of cerebral peripheral vessels
- duplex peripheral arteries
- CT/ MRI-angiography of carotid vessels
- preoperative care
- thromboendarterectomy of carotid artery
- blood transfusions (if needed)
- 1-day intensive care unit stay
- symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation
- developing of further guidance
Required documents
- Medical records
- Ultrasound scan and angiography (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Vascular Surgery at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf offers all the modern options for the diagnostics and treatment of vascular diseases. The activities of the department are based on an integrated approach to the treatment, therefore, the experts in the field of vascular surgery, interventional treatment and conservative therapy work hand in hand here. An important role in the department's clinical practice plays the use of sparing minimally invasive techniques. The department annually serves about 4,000 outpatients and more than 1,500 inpatients. The Chief Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Eike Sebastian Debus.
Of particular interest to department's physicians is the treatment of carotid artery stenosis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, varicose veins, thromboses and vascular malformations. In addition, the scope of competence covers the treatment of chronic wounds and wound healing disorders (within a specialized center), rare diseases, such as compression syndromes or malignant vascular tumors.
The diagnostic and therapeutic options of the department include:
- Diagnostics
- Color duplex sonography of the entire vascular system
- Treadmill ergometer
- Oscillography
- Percutaneous measurement of oxygen partial pressure
- Capillary microscopy
- Angiography
- Therapy
- Conservative therapy (drug treatment, modification of the risks of development of vascular disease)
- Catheter interventional therapy (stent implantation, balloon angioplasty)
- Open surgical interventions
- Emergency medical care (24 hours) in the following cases:
- Aortic rupture or dissection
- Acute stroke
- Bleeding from large vessels
- Acute arterial occlusion
- Traumatic vascular lesions
- Dialysis access formation
- Other medical services
The department specializes in the treatment of the following diseases:
- Carotid stenosis in the case of development of risk or previous stroke
- Intracranial and subclavian artery stenosis
- Thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Aortic dissection
- Stenosis, occlusion and aneurysms of the arteries of the internal organs
- Stenosis, occlusion and aneurysms of the aorta, pelvic vessels and lower limbs
- Vascular tumors
- Congenital vascular malformations
- Varicose veins
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Diabetic foot syndrome
- Chronic wounds
- Prosthetic infection
- Compression syndromes (for example, Dunbar syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome)
- Rare vascular diseases
- Other pathologies of the circulatory system
Curriculum vitae
Prof. Dr. med. Eike Sebastian Debus began his medical education at the University of Marburg, and then continued it at the University of Würzburg (Germany), where he received a diploma in General and Vascular Surgery. After his PhD thesis defense and appointment as PD, he focused his activities on vascular surgery. In 2003 he was appointed as the Head of the Department of Surgery at the General Hospital in Hamburg (District Hospital in Hamburg, Germany), before he moved to the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, where he was appointed as a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Vascular Surgery.
Activities and Positions
- Secretary General of the European Society for Vascular Surgery.
- 2013 - 2014 President of the German Vascular Society.
- Since 2013 President of the Society of Northwest German Surgeons.
- Since 2017 President of the Society of Northwest German Vascular Surgeons.
- 2000 - 2005 Chief Editor of the "Journal of Wound healing".
- 2004 - 2013 Chief Editor of the Gefässchirurgie, Springer Publishing House.
- Since 2014 Founder and First Editor of GefäßmedizinScan, Thieme Publishing House.
- Editorial Board Member of various international journals.
Clinical Focuses
- Innovations in open and hybrid vascular procedures and devices.
- All vascular territories.
- 1st and 2nd ACST trials for carotid surgery in asymptomatic patients (Researcher/Operating Surgeon at the Medical Center in Hamburg).
Scientific Focuses
- Vascular epidemiology and care for patients with vascular diseases.
- Aortic pathologies.
- Peripheral occlusive disease.
- Various projects of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, for example, the project of the European Organization VascuNet, the International Collaboration of Vascular Registries and the MDEpiNet research program.
- Board Member of the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Committee Member for the Development of Recommendations of the European Society for Vascular Surgery.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
About hospital
According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is one of the top ten hospitals in Germany!
Since its foundation in 1889, the hospital has taken a leading position in the European medical arena, which it still holds today. A highly competent medical team of more than 15,300 employees takes care of the health of patients. Approximately 2,900 of them are physicians and researchers, and more than 3,400 work as nurses and therapists. The hospital has 1,738 beds for inpatient treatment, and many diagnostic and therapeutic services are provided on an outpatient basis. A solid foundation for successful clinical practice in the medical complex is formed by a combination of research achievements with state-of-the-art equipment and the highest professionalism of doctors. In addition, the hospital has a modern and extremely comfortable infrastructure. The most important value for every employee of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is the health and well-being of every patient.
The medical facility was the first university hospital in Europe to implement an electronic system for storing patient medical reports. As a result, all diagnostic and treatment protocols are stored electronically. In 2011, the hospital was certified as the first fully digital hospital in Europe.
The hospital represents all areas of modern medicine. The doctors of the healthcare facility have a wealth of theoretical knowledge and vast clinical experience, which allows them to easily cope with the treatment of both common and extremely rare, complex clinical cases. About 550,000 patients are treated here each year, over 450,000 of whom receive outpatient medical care.
An important part of the work of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is research activities aimed at developing innovative diagnostic and treatment methods. The main areas of research of the hospital include neurobiology, oncology, cardiovascular research, and research on infectious and inflammatory diseases. Special attention is also given to research in molecular imaging and skeletal biology.
The hospital is distinguished by its first-class level of medical care, which is confirmed by numerous quality certificates of European and international standards: DIN EN IS0 9001 certificate, certificates of the German Cancer Society (DKG) in the treatment of breast cancer, colon cancer, gynecological cancer, prostate cancer, and other oncological diseases, certificate of the German Cardiac Society (DGK) in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome, certificate of the German Spine Society (DWG), and others.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf live in comfortable single and double rooms designed in bright colors. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The standard room includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, a telephone, a radio and a TV. Also, there is Wi-Fi access.
Meals and Menus
The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason you do not eat all the food, 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
Religious services are available upon request.
Accompanying person
During the inpatient program, an accompanying person may stay with you in a patient room or hotel of your choice.
Hospital accommodation
During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel at the hospital.
Hotel
During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you 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.
- Coiling and clipping of aneurysms of different localizations
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in patients with portal hypertension
- Minimally invasive surgeries (da Vinci)
- Removal and reconstruction of mammary glands
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
These are arteriovenous malformations and angiomas, vascular aneurysms, pathologies of the mammary glands, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, malignant tumors of various localizations (area of special attention is treatment of intestinal cancer), pathologies of liver and pancreas, cataracts and rare ophthalmic pathologies (aphakia, aniridia ), infertility and other diseases.
- Interventional neuroradiology
- Mammology
- Oncology
- Gastroenterology
- Surgery
Over 2,900 highly qualified physicians and researchers work at the hospital.