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Papworth Hospital is the largest adult cardiothoracic unit in the United Kingdom. It is the Regional Cardiothoracic Medical and Surgical Centre for East Anglia servicing a population of over 2.2 million people. The Hospital has close associations with the both the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital which provides other Regional specialty services in Cambridge.
The Department of Anaesthesia provides training in cardiothoracic anaesthesia, intensive care, perioperative transoesophageal echo-cardiography, and pain management for specialist registrars from both regional, national and international centres. In addition, the Department welcomes visitors and trainees in anaesthesia from the European Union and beyond.
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 The Papworth BiVent tube
Developed by one of Papworth's consultant anaesthetists, this new device is designed to allow rapid tracheal intubation and lung isolation with a bronchial blocker, without the need for fibreoptic endoscopy. A paper describing the tube has just been accepted for publication. More |
 The SaferSleep Project
In collaboration with the NPSA and RCoA, the department is planning to trial an innovative solution that reduces the likelihood of drug errors in the operating room and automate the creation of anesthetic records. More |
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Chapters by Department Members
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Site Last Modified :
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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