Wards
Intensive Care
With 24 intensive care bed and 10 monitoring beds, our clinic offers cutting-edge technology. The Hirslanden Clinic boasts one of the largest interdisciplinary ICUs in Switzerland.
The aim of post-operative intensive care is to monitor and support vital functions (e.g. breathing, circulation, and diet) and optimally treat severe pain. After an uncomplicated minimally-invasive procedure, patients are usually moved to the inpatient ward the day after surgery. Here they continue to receive outstanding care.
Inpatient Ward
During the hospitalization, our patients are cared for by colleagues from the Institutes of General Internal Medicine and Nephrology. Depending on requirements, their work is supported by our colleagues from the Hormone Centre or the Department of Infectology.
The qualified nursing is also there to take care of our patients. The Hirslanden Clinic is committed to maintaining and improving international standards (EFQM and ISO certification).
Privately insured patients are usually admitted to the new E2 ward. The Enzenbühl Wing of the Hirslanden Clinic provides a modern and relaxed atmosphere.
More information on the room facilities and hotel services can be found on the home page of our clinic.
Surgical Department
The Hirslanden Clinic features four neurosurgical operating rooms that have been upgraded with the latest equipment, endoscopes, and instruments. Our instrumental equipment plays a central role in minimally-invasive neurosurgery. The aim is to achieve the optimal surgical control and thus the best possible safety during the operation.
In our hybrid operating rooms, the surgical procedures are supported by intra-operative imaging. The result can be checked during the operation. Residual tumour components can thus be reliably identified and removed, or surgical complications can bee excluded. We can proudly say that our clinic is the only one in Switzerland – and in Europe – to offer neuro-endoscopy, intra-operative magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and angiography. These methods can be used as needed in any minimally-invasive surgery.
OR1 – Neuro-endoscopy
This operating room has been realized with the support of Karl Storz – here, neuro-endoscopy is paramount. Microscope-based and endoscopic surgical techniques are optimally combined with electromagnetic and optical navigation. All devices in the room can be controlled from a central unit. All operational steps are documented. The back lighting can be adjusted according to the preference of the surgeon, thereby creating a calming atmosphere for concentrated work.
iCT – intra-operative computed tomography
In 2009, “BrainSUITE”, our CT-hybrid operating room was commissioned. Since then, it has been regularly modernised. Here, skull base operations are often carried out because bony and solid tumours of the skull base can be optimally displayed with the help of computed tomography. For the removal of a pituitary adenoma or during or when operating on a benign tumour of the meninges (meningioma), iCT is the method of choice. Even with skull open surgery, an image can be acquired, and the surgical work can be controlled. The patient only leaves the operating room once the tumour has been completely removed and complications have been excluded.
iMRI – intra-operative MRI
In 2012, we opened our operating room with intra-operative MRI. The heart of the newly designed operating room is the Polestar N30, a highly innovative mobile MRI scanner of the latest generation. This can be used directly at the operating table. This method is often used when operating on brain tumours. With the help of iMRI, soft tissues of the brain can be better displayed. In combination with neuronavigation, residual tumour components can be reliably identified. For the patient, this means the advantage of a radical yet gentle operation. Although iMRI is a major technical effort, it is well worth the effort. Complete resection of brain tumours demonstrably improves progression-free survival time.
iANGIO – Intra-Operative Angiography
When treating complex neurovascular lesions (e.g. angiomas and aneurysms), we work in the latest hybrid space with our colleagues from the Neuro-radiology Department. The operating room was commissioned in 2013. Through the use of intra-operative angiography, arteriovenous malformations can be embolised and operated on in a single session. Angioma-serving vessels are selectively closed, craniotomy is performed, and the vascular malformation is resected. The result is angiographically controlled with open skull. The operation is only completed when no residual nidus of the angioma can be detected.
