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Oncology Diagnosis, Treatment and Monitoring IRVA Clinic conducts a complete follow-up and treatment of cancer inpatients including: Chemotherapy application at our hospital setting During the application of the therapy. patients come from home to our hospital every day. In these conditions we apply the same chemotherapy treatments as those implemented in the outpatient settings, modeled after similar institutions in major European cities like Rome, and Paris. Principles of chemotherapy are in accordance with protocols of our foreign consultants. Consultations related to diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors, including additional consultations with the foreign physicians. This multidisciplinary medical approach allows the complete treatment of patients with malignant diseases in one place, from diagnosis to treatment, with no wait time for patients, or transferring from one institution to another, as is the case with all other institutions involved in oncology. During treatment, a complete measure of diagnostic procedures has to be done, from physical examination and advice of experienced oncologists, to chemotherapy protocols according to the latest knowledge in oncology. Chemotherapy is provided by an experienced medical team, with special care on drug preparation and monitoring patients during and after chemotherapy. Clinic also conducts a complete treatment of supportive measures, including a clinic for pain syndromes, providing all types of blood products when medical team believes it is necessary. Therapy may be provided by specially trained team of physicians and nurses using port-a-cath systems, with maximum comfort and secure venous access at any time. Abdominal and pleural puncture are an integral part of treatment and often a significant part of diagnosis, and relieving symptoms of cancer patients. IRVA Clinic organizational plan for oncology patients Basic services are:
Diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients is carried out by medical council and decisions are based on principles of oncology practices and international protocols of treatment. All patients requiring radiotherapy would be treated in the radiotherapy department of the VMA Hospital in accordance with the agreement of cooperation or at the Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia.
Chemotherapy is applied upon the completion of examination and approval of physician therapeutic list. Preparation of cytostatic infusion is made by dissolving in a chamber, set in a separate room with all the necessary measures for personnel protection. The patient is connected to an infusion for indicated period of time, and under supervision of a nurse. Some infusions are used with infusion-timer due to specific time duration and required premedication.
Our physician is responsible for consultations during a certain period and in some contested cases. Leucopenia and Neutropenia, unless accompanied by signs of infection, require only home insulation and care. In case of febrile neutropenia, depending on complication level, additional antibiotic treatment is needed, and hospitalization in a controlled environment conditions. Irva Clinic provides hospitalization in such cases using isolated rooms with bacteriology controlled environment for application of appropriate antibiotic therapy. Thrombocytopenia, depending on the severity, also requires hospitalization, and is being treated with substitution in some cases of bleeding. Isolation is not necessary. Besides hematological side effects, by frequency, we can also expect gastrointestinal disorders like emesis and diarrhea. Only serious cases of dehydration require hospital treatment, but without necessary isolation.
PREPARATION OF CONSULTATION AND CONSULTATION WITH FOREIGN DOCTORS This activity is done through the clinic according to the procedure that is already under way. On patient’s request, arrival of consultants and solving of complicated cancer cases are planned once a month.
We are here to be with you, and to help the most severe patients. Prof. Dr. Vladimir Kovcin, Oncologist
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