Cardiac Surgery at Belfast Trust
A Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Service
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All cardiac surgery units in the UK and Ireland have been forced to significantly diverge from normal practice during the current Covid-19 outbreak. In the Belfast Trust, we are attempting to maintain an emergency service for patients with immediately life Continue reading Cardiac Surgery during Covid-19 outbreak
For the second year running, a team from cardiac surgery has won joint 1st place at the Belfast Trust’s prestigious Chairman’s Awards. Led by Dennis Noel, Surgical Care Practitioner, the team won the prize for their groundbreaking work on Endoscopic Continue reading Cardiac Surgery Team Win at Chairman’s Awards – Again!
Cardiac theatres was well represented at the Perioperative Recruitment Open Day held in the Belfast City Hospital today. Sister James and her staff explained to nurses in training how much they love working in cardiac theatres. There was a lot Continue reading Cardiac Theatres Well Represented at Perioperative Recruitment Open Day
The Belfast Trust Cardiac Surgery pre-assessment team came joint first in the People and Culture category of the 2018 Chairman’s Awards for their project Educating and Supporting Patients Awaiting Elective Cardiac Surgery. This initiative, which has already won a prestigious Nursing Continue reading Cardiac Surgery Pre-assessment Team Wins Chairman’s Award
The first in Implantation in UK and Ireland of a new minimally invasive “Acurate Neo” Transapical Aortic Valve was carried out in our unit by Mr Reuben Jeganathan. The device, made by Boston Scientific, was inserted through a small 5 cm Continue reading First in Implantation in UK and Ireland of New Minimally Invasive “Acurate Neo” Transapical Aortic Valve
There are exciting and diverse opportunities for dynamic nurses that want to be part of a dedicated team that delivers care that saves and transforms patient’s lives. Cardiothoracic Surgery is surgery of the heart (Cardiac) and the chest, including surgery Continue reading Exciting Nursing Careers in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Belfast Trust
The team from the Cardiac Surgery Unit, lead by Mr OC Nzewi, are curretly visiting Nigeria. The trip organised by the Save A Heart charity are supporting local doctors and nurses in performing cardiac surgery. The pictures show some of Continue reading Belfast Cardiac Surgery team do 9 life saving operations in Nigeria!
Cardiac surgery has now been performed continuously in the RVH for 50 years. The first cases were “closed” operations (performed without cardiopulmonary bypass or what is know as the heart-lung machine) done on 15th May 1968. Two of these were Continue reading 50 year anniversary of the Cardiac Surgery Unit in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
A booklet containing up to date protocols for in-patient cardiac surgery was prepared and released on 11th November 2016. The aim of this information booklet is to help all cardiologists and cardiology ward staff understand the referral process and appropriate management of patients Continue reading Preoperative Optimisation Booklet Updated