Pulmonology

KG Hospital has an advanced specialized lung department that provides comprehensive, consulting, diagnostic, and treatment services under one roof. It is a unit designed to prevent and diagnose respiratory diseases, to make the necessary interventions, and to provide lung rehabilitation, which will enable patients suffering from respiratory diseases to lead healthy and productive lives. The latest technology is used to provide sophisticated treatment in both outpatient and hospital settings, including intensive care units.

The Department of Pulmonology has state-of-the-art outpatient and inpatient facilities with support from the Intensive Medical Care Unit (IMCU) and excellent operating theatre facilities for thoracic surgery. Patients with acute illnesses are managed by professional health professionals at the high-tech IMCU.

The Department has got an excellent support from the Department of Radiology, Microbiology, and Physiotherapy, in addition to laboratory services.

Under the "Protect Your Lungs" program, the department continues to conduct awareness campaigns for the benefit of the general public. These campaigns highlight the clinical aspects of tuberculosis, asthma, associated occupational hazards, and environmental pollution. "No Smoking" campaigns are also part of the program.

• Outpatient clinics for evaluation and treatment for lung diseases.
• Inpatient services for evaluation and treatment for various lung diseases.
• Respiratory Critical Care - Emergency & Intensive care services for treatment of the critically ill patients
• Sleep disorders breathing evaluation and treatment.

INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY

Diagnostic Flexible Video Bronchoscopy, Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL), Endobronchial Biopsy, Fluoroscopy guided Transbronchial Biopsy (TBLB), Transbronchial FNAC (cTBNA),

• Therapeutic Flexible Video Bronchoscopy & Rigid Bronchoscopy, Foreign Body Removal, Airway Stenting, Endobronchial Glue Therapy for Hemoptysis & Bronchopleural Fistula
• CT and USG guided FNAC, Trucut Biopsy
• Ultrasound guided Pleural Aspiration, Intercostal Drainage
• Medical Thoracoscopy

PULMONARY FUNCTION LABORATORY

• • Spirometry (with Bronchodilator Reversibility)
  • FENO (Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide)
  • DLCO (Diffusing capacity of the Lungs for Carbon Monoxide)
  • 6 minutes’ walk test
  • CO Check
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

• Quit Smoking program
• Laboratory investigation of blood (blood tests), ABG ( Arterial Blood Gas)
• Chest X-rays
• CT scanning including LDCT (Low Dose screening CT for early lung cancer screening), HRCT, MDCT, Virtual Bronchoscopy.
• Leve l Polysomnography (split night & double night sleep studies) for the diagnosis & therapy of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

OUR PULMONOLOGISTS SPECIALIZE IN A VARIETY OF RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS:

• Bronchial Asthma (ABPA & Aspergillosis)
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD).Interstitial lung diseases (ILD & Sarcoidosis)
• Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH and Pulmonary embolism)
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• Lung Cancer
• Sleep- related Breathing Disorders
• Interventional Bronchoscopy
• Bronchiectasis
• Various pleural disorders (Pleural effusion pneumonia empyema malignant pleural effusion)
• Smoking cessation program
• Pneumonia, bronchitis, invasive fungal pneumonia