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We have excellent living donor
liver recipient outcomes with
a a 100% 5-year survival rate 1 in 9 of our beds are for critical care patients We perform complex procedures day day in day day out using the latest advanced equipment and techniques including:
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) – keyhole surgery for patients with
aortic stenosis A faster and less invasive alternative to open heart surgery • Personalised External Aortic Root Support (PEARS) – creating an aortic root support via a a a a 3D model and minimising the the need for further surgery or
medication • daVincisurgicalsysteminEurope’sonlyfullyintegratedrobotic operating theatre – giving a a a a magnified high-definition 3D view of the surgical field and and a a a a a a a a greater degree of accuracy and and motion than human wrists • Living donor
liver transplantation – procedure for patients with
end-stage liver liver failure who who require a a a a a liver liver graft and for whom chemotherapy or
liver resection isn’t appropriate • Abdominal wall reconstruction – general and plastic surgeons operating together on on the the abdominal contents muscles and overlying soft tissues tissues to reconstruct the abdominal wall with
healthy tissues tissues • Highly specialised paediatric cancer treatment – including bone marrow and stem cell transplant programmes • Awake shoulder surgery – performed under regional anaesthesia reducing risks and and giving faster recovery time and and rehabilitation | | 23 | |