On 29/10/2018, Vinmec Healthcare System signed with the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA), promised to comply with international standards in the Helsinki Declaration to ensure maximum safety in surgical anesthesia . As the first hospital in Vietnam to sign the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA), Vinmec aims to become the safest surgical anesthesia hospital in Southeast Asia.
The signing ceremony between Vinmec and World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists.
The Declaration was originally adopted in 2010 – it’s like a standards, shared regulation to ensure patient safety in Anesthesia for surgeries – currently applied all over European countries. Accordingly, All institutions providing perioperative anesthesia care to patients) should comply with the minimum standards of monitoring recommended by the EBA both in operating theatres and in recovery areas. Vinmec Healthcare system shows our commitment to have protocols and check-list for the management of the followings: Infection control, Anaphylaxis, Massive hemorrhage, Postoperative care including pain relief.
Since 1990, pain has been considered by the World Health Organization as the fifth vital sign, just after temperature, breathing, pulse, heart rate. Therefore, from the very beginning of operation, Vinmec has aim to be the first Pain free hospital in Vietnam.
At Vinmec, all patients will be assessed and received pain treatment since the time patient comes for examination till the time they discharge. For Anesthesiology side, Vinmec follows strictly all the anesthesia protocols, analgesic pathways, anesthesia guidelines and check-list and apply to 100% surgical cases which result in the minimum rate of unexpected complications and side effects.
Apart from daily practices, Vinmec also the leader to apply regional anesthesia analgesia under Utrasound Guidance - has been proved and recognized to be the safe and effective pain treatment, which will reduce the mortality rate of surgeries. For In Obstetrics, patients come to Vinmec to GIVE BIRTH without any pain. For that Vinmec offer an Analgesia Pathways for C-section pr Vaginal birth without any Opioid using techniques of Regional Analgesia like neuraxial block, "QL" or Pudendal blocks (Eqidural, Spinal Anesthesia).
Furthermore, Vinmec also is the pioneer in applying Erector Spinae Plane Blocks (ESP) which bring an effective pain relief, no complications, shorten time in intensive care, prevent all post-operative and chronic pain on 96% of cardiac surgery patients. With this result we can proudly claims Anesthesiology and Pain Management Department to be the Top Specialist Team in the World in post-operative Pain Management without Opioid for Open Heart Surgery. Together with this success, Vinmec presented First world cases during 43th World Congress of regional anesthesia and pain April 2018.
At the signing ceremony, Prof. Jannicke Mellin Olsen – President of WFSA, the author of the Helsinki Declaration said: “ Anesthesiologist is the guardian of the patients during their most vulnerable times, not limited to anesthesiology, intensive care and pain management. That is a challenge to all over the world to keep that sprit. Choosing Vinmec as the first hospital to sign Helsinki Declaration - an significant event in Europe, WFSA highly appreciate the ability of Vinmec to comply such high standard of Patient Safety. WFSA would fully support in term of training to consistently improve the quality of anesthesia practice to all anesthesiologists and nurses, from there we will able to multiply this model to all hospital in the nation.
Prof. Jannicke Mellin Olsen – President of WFSA, the author of the Helsinki Declaration said: "Choosing Vinmec as the first hospital to sign Helsinki Declaration - an significant event in Europe, WFSA highly appreciate the ability of Vinmec to comply such high standard of Patient Safety."
On our side, Prof. Bui Duc Phu, Deputy CEO of Vinmec Healthcare System declared that: “ With the guidance and support form WFSA, Vinmec will complete the model of Safety in Anesthesia, reach our target of becoming pain free, opioid free hospital, bring the Highest standard of quality to our patient”
As the very first hospital in Vietnam signing the declaration, Vinmec will not only reach the target of becoming the safest hospital in South East Asia but also the perfect choice of care which deliver international service for people of Vietnam and regions.
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World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists is the global alliance which includes 134 societies from more than 150 nations, 13.000 members all over the world. The mission of WFSA is to encourage anesthesiologists all over the world have chances to reach the safest and most effective anesthesia techniques, improve the care services for patients. Vinmec Healthcare System is is a non-profit health system launched in 2012 by Vingroup. The system consists of three components following the standard model of the World's leading health system - hospital chain - research institutes - universities. Vinmec has 7 general hospitals in operation, of which 2 already achieved JCI standards. By 2020, Vinmec is expecting to have 10 hospitals running nationwide. |
