The intensive care unit is located on the -1 floor and is adjacent to the operating rooms to ensure maximum safety and speed of intervention even in the post-operative phase. The unit has nine beds recognized by the Swiss Society of Intensive Medicine (SSMI) to ensure highly specialized care 24 hours a day and welcomes all patients with highly complex and critical cardiac pathologies who require continuous monitoring and support of vital functions.

TEAM

Prof. Dr. Tiziano Cassina

CHIEF

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Prof. Dr. Gabriele Casso

DEPUTY CHIEF

 

Dr. Bruno Capelli

SENIOR

 

Dr. Patrick Scharpf

SENIOR

 

Dr. Hervé Schlotterbeck

SENIOR

 

PD Dr. Gabriele Via

SENIOR

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Dr. Andrea Boffi

CARDIOLOGIST

 

Dr. Matteo Nafi

CARDIOLOGIST

 

The intensive care unit offers highly specialized care to heart patients during the different stages of the disease, before and after a cardiac catheterization procedure or cardiac surgery. It is also the reference center for care after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and is able to assist people with severe respiratory failure who require extracorporeal oxygenation. Finally, it is at the forefront for the management of patients undergoing modern interventional cardiology procedures, such as percutaneous valves or complex electrophysiology procedures. For patients with severe cardiovascular failure, the department has the equipment and expertise necessary to temporarily replace myocardial function with external circulation.

The department actively participates in various national initiatives to ensure the quality of healthcare services and patient safety (action week for patient safety, surveillance of surgical site infections, prevalence of falls and bedsores, early mobilization in intensive care, etc.) and is available for further research collaborations.
Furthermore, in order to guarantee an adequate place of treatment and recovery, a continuous noise monitoring system is active in the hospital spaces.

The multidisciplinary team believes that family members, as a precious resource for the patient, must be able to be close to their loved one during the difficult experience of the disease. The department has a comfortable waiting room in front of the intensive care entrance. Visiting hours offer wide availability from 2.00 pm to 8.00 pm.
Nursing support is offered to patient families during and after the experience of hospitalization in intensive care, with the possibility of meetings and conversations with the treatment team.

The nursing staff has a two-year specialist training in intensive care recognized by SSMI. The intensive care department also hosts internships for basic nursing training (SUPSI and SSSCI).
The intensive care unit promotes a continuous staff training program through regular and specific internal updates. The multi-disciplinary team also organizes simulation sessions for the management of critical procedures with CCT instructors and facilitators trained in medical simulation (InFACT).

 

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