The Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy offers a broad range of modern anesthesia techniques, intensive care medicine, and individualized pain therapy at all three hospital sites of the Evangelical Hospitals Essen-Mitte.
Range of Anesthesiology Services
- Performance of all established general and regional anesthesia procedures for outpatients and inpatients
- Management of the interdisciplinary intensive care unit at the Evangelical Huyssens Foundation Essen-Huttrop site
- Organization and coordination of operating room operations
- Anesthesiology services for other specialist departments, in particular
- Ophthalmology
- Surgery
- Dermatology
- Gynecology / Breast Center
- Gynecology & Gynecological Oncology
- Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Urology, Pediatric Urology & Urological Oncology
- Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology
- Pulmonology, Allergology, Sleep & Ventilation Medicine
- Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatic Medicine & Addiction Medicine
- 24-hour acute pain service for patients following surgery
- State-of-the-art anesthesia and monitoring equipment
- Consultation service for chronic pain, including joint treatment with the Departments of Naturopathic Medicine, Geriatrics, and Psychiatry
- Advice and information during the anesthesia consultation
- Scientific projects and studies
Pre-Anesthesia Assessment and Patient Information
Before an operation, we provide you with personal guidance on the various anesthesia techniques. We discuss your individual health status, explain the procedure and possible risks of anesthesia, and answer any questions you may have.
Recovery Rooms
After surgery, patients are continuously monitored and cared for by nursing and medical staff in the recovery room during the day, until discharge or transfer to a regular ward is possible. Extended, closely monitored care is available around the clock in the intensive care unit.
Intensive Care Unit
The interdisciplinary intensive care unit, with 14 treatment beds, offers comprehensive monitoring and treatment options. Medical and nursing care is provided around the clock.
The following procedures, among others, are available
- Specific cardiovascular monitoring – advanced hemodynamic monitoring
- Renal replacement therapy, dialysis
- Ultrasound diagnostics (TEE, TTE)
- Endoscopic procedures
- Radiological diagnostics, such as CT and MRI scans
- Acute laboratory diagnostics
- Microbiological testing
Pain Therapy
After surgery, inpatients receive around-the-clock pain management provided jointly by the ward physicians and nursing teams.
This includes, in particular
- Continuous regional anesthesia techniques, e.g. epidural anesthesia (PDA)
- Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA)
- Patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA)
Pediatric Anesthesia
The Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy cares for young patients together with specialized surgical departments. The required anesthesia is planned individually for each child.
In a joint pre-anesthesia discussion with the child, the parents, and a physician from our department no later than one day before the operation, the planned anesthesia procedure and pain management are explained, risks are discussed, and any open questions are answered.
If new symptoms suggestive of an acute infection appear before the operation – such as fever or a productive cough – please contact us by phone at +49 201 174-31001 or notify the surgical department.
