Hospital Treatment and Surgery in Perth, Western Australia
Validus offer the following treatments:
- Orthopaedics
- Cardiac investigations and procedures
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmology
- General surgery
- Diagnostic imaging
Orthopaedics at the Mount Hospital
Orthopaedic surgery is a common procedure in which injured or damaged parts of the joint are replaced with artificial parts.
The new joint consists of metal and plastic and all parts of the replacement are cemented. Recent advances and new techniques applied by their
Australian surgeons include:
- Computer-navigated knee joint technology
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Unicondylar joint replacement
- Partial and total hip replacement
- Partial and total knee replacement
- Shoulder replacement
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Cardiac investigations and procedures at the Perth Cardiovascular Institute
Cardiac non-invasive investigations offered include:
- ECG/exercise testing/echocardiography, including transoesophageal echo and stress echo
- Holter monitoring/event monitoring
- Ambulatory BP monitoring
- Acute infarction angioplasty (24 hour service)
- Non-cardiac vascular investigation and intervention
Cardiothoracic procedures offered include:
- Intrathoracic surgery
- Radical lobectomy
- Coronary artery bypass (Graft Surgery)
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Neurosurgery at the Mount Hospital
The neurosurgical unit provides expert care to patients undergoing extensive neurosurgical procedures on their head, neck and back, including
open craniotomy, awake craniotomies, disc replacements and all back fusion and repair surgery, all supported with the level 3 ICU.
Procedures available include:
- Cervical spine fusion
- Lumbar spine fusion
- Cervical vetebral disc replacement
- Awake craniotomy using local anaesthesia and IV sedation
- Cranioplasty
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Procedures offered include:
- LASIK (refractive surgery)
- Day surgery (cataract & plastic surgery)
- Comprehensive eye examinations
- Laser surgery (diabetic retinopathy & macular disease)
- Cataract surgery
- Glaucoma
- Occular diagnostic testing
- Retinal conditions
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General surgery at the Mount Hospital
Validus provides a gateway to a wide range of general surgery procedures carried out by highly qualified surgeons.
Procedures available include:
- Umbilical hernia
- Hernia
- Total mastectomy
- Appendectomy
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They are leaders in diagnostic imaging and use state-of-the-art equipment and advanced technology to produce the best images and deliver precise outcomes to our referring doctors and patients.
A wide selection of imaging services is available, which includes:
- General x-ray
- Dental imaging
- Ultrasound
- Mammography
- Bone densitometry
- Fluoroscopy
- Interventional
- Multislice CT
- Nuclear medicine
- PET
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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