DEPARTMENT OF RESPIRATORY AND SLEEP MEDICINE
Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Bon Secours The Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Bon Secours strives to deliver the highest standard of care to its patients. Prof Pat Manning, discusses the importance of respiratory care.
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he respiratory department at Bon Secours Hospital Dublin was one of the first to be established in Ireland. The laboratory possesses state-of-theart equipment with procedures being continually updated to reflect the latest in testing standards. This service is available to consultants for inpatients, and outpatients and for referrals from general practitioners. It has been providing an efficient respiratory testing service, for inpatients, outpatients, referrals from consultant and general practitioners since the early 1990s. The department is one of the biggest in the country and a number of prominent
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consultant Dublin respiratory physicians refer patients for testing including, Prof Shane O’Neill, Prof Conor Burke, Prof Gerry McElvaney, Prof Richard Costello, Dr Ross Morgan, Dr John Faul, and Dr Liam Cormican. The department is comprised of two labs: 1. Sleep Diagnostic Testing 2. Respiratory Diagnostic Testing SLEEP DIAGNOSTIC TESTING The Departments Sleep Lab provides the following investigations and treatments: • Nocturnal Polysomnogram (PSG) • Cardio Respiratory studies • CPAP/BiPAP titration studies • CPAP/BiPAP compliance studies
• Multiple Sleep Latency Tests (MSLTs) • Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests (MWTs) • Actigraphy • Overnight Oximetry Studies • Insomnia Services iCBT Patient education is provided on an individual basis and includes troubleshooting and an advisory service through helpline from patients on a range of CPAP problems.See feature on Sleep Apnoea in the following section. PULMONARY FUNCTION LAB The pulmonary department is responsible for testing the performance of the lungs.
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