Departments

Medical Departments

Anesthesiology - Intensive Care

Practical Information

Consultations :

Contact : 02/541.36.76 (Mrs L. Mees)

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday : PM

 

Séjour de recouvrance et de soins intensifs- RE.S.I.

Surgical intensive care service

Contact : 02/541.33.66 et 02/541.33.67

 

One of your relatives is hospitalised at the Re.S.I. ?

The surgical intensive care unit is located on the 5 th floor.

 

A team is in charge of providing a series of cares the unit proposes.

This team consists of :

- a head intensivist

- a head nurse

- a medical doctor assistant RE.S.I. ( anaesthetist- resuscitation doctor)

- nurses, physiotherapist, secretary

 

The doctors of the unit are at your service.

If necessary, the nurse will fix an arrangement with the doctor.

 

Visiting hours : from 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm   + 6:00 pm to 7 : 00 pm   To ensure the comfort of our patients and to avoid disrupting care, please respect the visiting hours and limit to two persons by the bedside at a time.

 

Recommendations regarding one day admissions for surgery/endoscopy under anaesthesia ( ambulatory anaesthesia)

- The day before the surgical operation
Eat and drink light in the evening
If necessary, you may be given a sedative

- The day of the operation
- it is necessary to be fasting : no food, no liquids (minimum 6 hours) : you need to have an empty stomach before a surgery
- if you’re taking some medication, you can take them with a sip of water (generally, you must take them till the day of the surgery, except for few cases)
- to have a wash, to freshen up
- yo must be lifted to the hospital before and after surgery by a trustworthy adult.
- yo may be given a premedication for anxiety. However, this is not a systematic procedure. (discussed with the doctor)

- After surgery,
your are taken for a short stay in the recovery room (30 to 60 minutes), and then in a room for 1 to 3 hours.
Your anaesthetist and surgeon decide together whether you may leave or not

 

REQUIREMENTS :   - DO NOT go back alone at home and do not stay alone at home   - Provide to have a medical contact in case of problem (your usual doctor, for example). The hospital provides night doctors. (night anaesthetist : 02/ 541.36.14, night surgeon : 02/541.31.32)   - Do not drive a car for at least 24hours after anaesthesia. Indeed, anaesthesia effects can last for 24 hours and blunt reflex.   - In case of rachianaesthesia (peridural), do not stand up for a few hours after surgery. If suffering headaches or if you feel dizzy, lay down again and hydrate (drink a lot of water). If the effects persist after 24 hours, please contact your doctor or the anaesthesia unit via the secretariat (02/541.36.03).

 

Person in charge : Prof. Maurice Sosnowski

Updating of this page : 07/2011