Respiratory Medicine

The Medical Institute evaluates and treats patients with respiratory diseases. Our Chest Physicians perform specialised pulmonary diagnostic studies including full PFTs, bronchoscopies and skin allergy tests.
The severity of conditions treated range from the chronically ill to ICU patients with respiratory failure. Respiratory cases seen routinely include tuberculosis, pneumonias, interstitial lung disease, and COPD.

The Chest Clinic receives patients every Sunday and Wednesday from 8.00 am to 4.00 pm, and the routine procedures performed in the clinic include respiratory peak, flowmetry, and spirometry.

Respiratory Therapy Services

In addition to its specialised respiratory medical services, Al Ain Hospital provides services from qualified and experienced Respiratory Therapists subject to written doctor’s orders. Respiratory Therapy patients are usually referred from the Critical Care Units, such as the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Coronary Care Unit (CCU), the Emergency Medicine and Trauma Centre, but can also come from other hospital units.

Critical Care Services:

1. Ventilator management in the ICU, CCU and NICU
2. Emergency airway management
3. Assistance in intubation and emergency intubation
4. Weaning and extubation
5. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
6. Critical care cardio-pulmonary diagnostics
7. Assistance in the internal and external transfer of ventilated patients

Diagnostic Services :

1. Blood gas sampling & analysis
2. Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT)
3. Pulse Oximetry
4. ETCO2 Monitoring

Therapeutic Services:

1. Bronchial Hygiene Therapy (CPT/PD, percussion & vibration)
2. Lung Expansion Therapy (IS, PEP & flutter)
3. Medical Gas Therapy (O2, NO, Heliox)
4. Aerosol & Humidity Therapy
5. Artificial Surfactant Therapy

Staff

The Respiratory Therapy Department at Al Ain Hospital is staffed by 15 Respiratory Care Practitioners. These are either graduates of American-accredited Respiratory Therapy programmes, or Bachelor of Science graduates in Respiratory Therapy (BSRT) from the Philippines. Some of our personnel are registered members of the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) in the USA and are also active members of the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC).

Head of Department

Dr. Saber Mashaal, Consultant of Pulmonology
Email: smashaal@alain-hospital.ae

Mr. Noel S. Tiburcio, RRT-NPS; MBA
Chairman of Emirates Association for Respiratory Care Practitioners ( EARCP )
Email: ntiburcio@alain-hospital.ae