Interview
Multidisciplinary approach ensures comprehensive care
Prof Dr Christopher Goh is explaing a patient with a model at his chamber.
Eminent ENT specialist from the Novena ENT-Head and Neck Surgery Specialist Centre Prof Dr Christopher Goh recently visited Bangladesh and shared his view with Star Health. Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital (MNH) is Singapore’s first purpose-built private sector hospital brought together clinical expertise, state-of-the-art medical equipment and operational excellence to provide local and international patients with quality healthcare, greater privacy and quick access. Dr Goh talked about their multi-disciplinary ENT care which offers more patients compliant services facilitating them go get treated by less invasive surgeries. Most of the surgeries are done as a day case basis, so that patients need not stay in hospitals like before. People can go on business trips and have surgeries without staying more. They have introduced new equipment like super-imposed PET-CT scan that provides more accurate imaging to disagnose ENT diseases more precisely. They also perform robotic ENT surgey at their centre where it is necessary like operations of the toungue base or oropharynx. Dr Goh discussed about Cochlear implant, which is used to enable profound deaf patients to hear again. This is a wonderful modern surgical technique which is also performed in Bangladesh. Dr Goh underscored that pre- and post-operative follow up is more important besides the surgical procedure and implantation in case of Cochlear implant. It is more important for the youngsters getting the implant â€" they need helpful environment at their home and schools to be accustomed with the new device and make the best use of it.
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