Inaugurated in 1994, the Hospital Sírio-Libanês Critical Cardiology Unit has the complete infrastructure for taking care of patients with any type of heart problem, quickly and safely, 24 hours a day.
There are 23 places available with heart monitors connected to a central monitoring unit, which is being watched full-time. The Unit was designed to provide uninterrupted service to patients who need specialized care in the medical, nursing and physiotherapy areas.
As well as monitoring the patient's vital signs (electrocardiogram, pulse oximetry, invasive and non-invasive pressures, identification and recording of cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac output), the Critical Cardiology Unit carries out such procedures as inserting central arterial and venous catheters, defibrillation and electrical cardioversion, placement of transcutaneous or transvenous pacemakers, dialysis and ventilation procedures with noninvasive positive pressure.
The Critical Cardiology Unit retains two cardiologists ready to deal with any type of occurrence, 24 hours a day. Nurses, physiotherapists, nutritionists, technicians and assistant nurses trained to treat critically ill patients make up the staff in the Unit's team.
The patients' records and access to examination results are all computerized, which therefore, enables data to be obtained quickly and clearly.
