We are the combination of four hospitals: the General Hospital, the Children’s Hospital, the Women’s Hospital and the Traumatology, Rehabilitation and Burns Hospital. We are part of the Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus: a world-leading health park where healthcare plays a crucial role.
Below we will list the departments and units that form part of Vall d’Hebron Hospital and the main diseases that we treat. We will also make recommendations based on advice backed up by scientific evidence that has been shown to be effective in guaranteeing well-being and quality of life.
Vols saber com serà la teva estada a l’Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron? Aquí trobaràs tota la informació.
Cystic fibrosis is a multi-system disease that affects the exocrine glands and is transmitted via a recessive gene. The illness is characterised by the accumulation of thick and viscous mucus in the lungs, the digestive tract and other areas of the body.
The lack of effective removal of mucus initiates and exacerbates the lung disease cystic fibrosis and gives rise to the inability to prevent and eradicate the bacterial infection effectively.
In cystic fibrosis, inhalation therapy improves:
Aerosol therapy is a treatment method based on administering substances in aerosol form by inhalation. An aerosol is a stable suspension of solid or liquid particles in the air, like oxygen.
The main advantage of aerosol therapy is that the aerosol is deposited directly on the respiratory tract, which allows greater concentrations of the substance converted into aerosol form to reach the bronchi and lungs, and with fewer side effects than if the blood stream is used.
A nebuliser is a device used to administer drug solutions or suspensions, in liquid form, via inhalation through a mask or a pipette (depending on the patient’s personal preferences and the indications of medical personnel).
Nebulisers may be classified according to the type of compressor that they use to generate the particles to be inhaled. Models that are easy to assemble and disassemble for patients are preferable.
There are currently three types of nebuliser:
Nebulisers comprise a nebulisation chamber, where the liquid to be nebulised is introduced and the aerosol created, and an energy source to allow the nebuliser to function.
One of the risks associated with using nebulisers is pulmonary infection, so the reservoir needs to be cleaned properly each time it is used.
Once nebulisation is complete, all the pieces need to be disassembled in order to clean them with hot water and soap. They must then be cleared, dried completely by air and stored in a dry place.
It is recommended that the first dose of a new drug is administered at the hospital to check that it has no adverse effects.
Nebuliser therapy is given to patients and caregivers and they are educated in handling, use, cleaning and maintenance of different devices, as well as in how to prepare the medication, focusing on and emphasising correctly following the treatment plan.
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