Introduction:

 
  Air is the 'Life Force' of all living beings. The ability and expertise to aid a patient breathe is  as good as giving him a new ray of hope and life.
 
 

  Scope of Services:
 
 
» Management of noncardiac emergencies like ARDS, acute neurological emergencies, acute ventilator failure.
» Management of  toxicological emergencies.
» Complex electrolyte imbalances, septic shocks, postoperative medical emergencies etc.
 
       
    Facilities:  
 
» 36 bed CCU with the latest multipara monitors, invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring. 
» Ventilator to bed ratio is an unprecedented 1:2.
» Facilities for performing bedside bronchoscopy.
» Portable X-rays
» Bedside EEG ABG analysis, echocardiography and dialysis.
» Gastric Tonometry a very useful monitoring method in septicemia.
» Bedside spirometry in troublesome COPDs experiencing respiratory failure and metabolic status monitoring in septicemia are additional novel features available for the first time in Gujarat.
 
   
   
  Sometimes it is important to watch the movement of these structures during the different stages of the breathing cycle. At times it is important for diagnostic purposes to obtain some of the fluids in the lung through the bronchoscope for evaluation in the laboratory. The scope has a special channel through which we can vacuum some of the liquid lining from the airways. A bronchoscopy allows a physician to perform diagnostic tests, to obtain specimens for biopsy and culture, or to remove foreign objects that children might have inhaled  
 
» Diagnostic for focal & diffuse lung disease.
» Therapaeutic for foreign body, haemoptysis and endobroncheal/ tracheal stent placement.
 
   
   
  It measures how well the lungs take in and exhale air and how efficiently they transfer oxygen into the blood. Spirometry measures how well the lungs exhale. The information gathered during this test is useful in diagnosing certain types of lung disorders, but is most  
 

useful when assessing for obstructive lung diseases (especially asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD)

» Spirometry with lung volumes & diffusion study (DLCO) for diagnosis & monitoring of pulmonary fibrosis,  obstructive lung disease and pulmonary vascular disease.
 
   
   
  Sterling Hospital’s Sleep Lab offers diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is associated with high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, heart attack, pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart failure, stroke, mental impairment and injury from accidents.

» 40 channels with neuro purpose EEG channel
» Diagnosis for obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, narcolepsy, cataplexy and other neurological sleep disorders.
 
     
   
 
Medical thoracoscopy is a procedure used by interventional pulmonologists for investigation and treatment of pleural and peripheral lung disease. It is usually carried out under local anesthesia and sedation and performed in a bronchoscopy room.

» Diagnosis & management of recurrent pleural effusion & pnumothorax
 
   
   
  A wide variety of substances may cause allergic reactions in some people. Allergy testing is the procedure used to determine which particular substances (allergens) are responsible for provoking an allergic reaction. The procedure used depends on the type of allergy, but may include skin and blood tests or special diets  
 
» Latest setup of Allergy Testing.