IN-PATIENT SERVICES

WARD: The ward consists of 24-beds with different sections for the female, male and pediatric groups. As we're focused to provide the tertiary care facilities, we prioritize the patients' admissions according to these criteria.

ICU: ICU has got 6-beds and is fully equipped with all the monitoring and interventional facilities. It also has got all the facilities for the Basic and Advanced Life Support. The expert critical care for the adults and pediatric age group is available all the time.

EMERGENCY SERVICES: It is provided at the main ER centre, SlUT.


OUTPATIENT SERVICES

CLINICS: Held twice weekly, each clinic accommodates more than 150 patients from across the country and includes a substantial number of pediatric and GI surgical cases as well. The bulk of the patients comprise of Hepatitis B & C related Liver diseases. Moreover the follow up of liver transplant patients is carried out on regular basis.

ENDOSCOPY AND ERCP: State of the art facilities of both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies and ERCP are available at SlUT. Four days of the week are reserved for the routine procedures so as to keep pace with the burden. About 35-40 procedures are being performed weekly. The facility of chromoendoscopy is also available at SlUT which is rare elsewhere in Pakistan. Even the most expensive procedures are being done free of cost which include band ligation, injection sclerotherapy of varices, PEG tube insertion and various other kinds of stent insertions and therapeutic ERCPs. All these services are available under one roof. Already catering renal transplant patients, these services are fully capable of gearing towards liver transplant program.

ONGOING RESEARCH:

Local data towards the epidemiology and statistics of the liver and GI diseases is scarce and there is a dire need for the research purpose. A lot of research work has been started here and further enhancement will be made in due course.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:

The department is fully recognized by College of Physicians and Surgeon (CPSP) for training in gastroenterology and hepatology. This is an acknowledgement of the academic and teaching environment and the potential to train young doctors and post-graduates. The specific GI-related academic activities include journal clubs, teaching rounds, grand rounds, histo-pathology and radiology meetings, etc.