Care in the Urological Tumour Centre

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University Hospital Basel
Spitalstrasse 21 / Petersgraben 4
CH - 4031 Basel
Switzerland

Main switchboard of University Hospital Basel: Tel. +41 61 265 25 25

The switchboard operators will connect you with the desired station or person. Patients can be dialed directly. If you would like to contact an internal medical authority at University Hospital Basel, but do not have the direct number.

The care provided by the Urological Tumour Centre focuses on the following:

Nursing care and support before and after an operation
Training in prophylactic measures to avoid complications (e.g. prophylactics for thrombosis or pneumonia)
Care of urinary catheter systems and surgical wounds, if necessary in conjunction with the incontinence care team.
Ward visits by care staff to discuss and assess individual patients’ needs.
Close interdisciplinary cooperation with additional nursing support (APN continence training, oncology care programme)

Advice for patients, relatives and caregivers in dealing with urinary diversion systems (transurethral and suprapubic bladder catheters)
Advice on incontinence
Clarification of individually adapted aids such as absorbent incontinence products, urinal condoms or urine bags
Training of patients and relatives, for example in self-catheterisation or in the use of urinary drainage systems (urine catheter)
Nursing support and advice after urological procedures such as prostatectomy etc.

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Care in the Urological Tumour Centre

APN Continence Promotion (outpatient/ inpatient)