Faculty of Medicine

University Clinics Inselspital

Department of Intensive Care Medicine

Inselspital Bern

The Department is responsible for the intensive medical care of all temporarily life-threatening adult patients of the Inselspital as well as patients in need of intensive care in the region. Medical treatment is provided on an interprofessional basis by highly trained specialists using the latest technologies and procedures.

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Profile

  • Broad spectrum of research: clinical, experimental, laboratory, nursing science
  • Key focus: organ dysfunction, artificial intelligence, fluid management, metabolism/immune responses, post-resuscitation care, severe infections and post-ICU/family care
  • Broad spectrum of scientific activity: systematic reviews, meta-analysis, international and national multi-center trials, IITs, animal models on phage therapy and treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections and the pathophysiology of cerebral, circulatory and gastrointestinal function
  • Network of collaborations: internal (including ARTORG, Departments of Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Neurosurgery and Cardiovascular Surgery) and external collaboration (CRIC, ANZICS) networks and further important stakeholders (extended patient/relative care, Institute for Physiotherapy, Nursing Science)

Grants

  • PHRT Grant, Advanced Machine Learning for Intelligent Decision Support in the Intensive Care Unit (Project # 2022-278) CHF 1'942'728
  • Innosuisse Innolink, Human-factor-based engineering and validation of an optomechanical medical device intended to prevent CLABSI ((IP-LS 106.415), CHF 137`660
  • SNF Grant #320030_176216, Prophylaxis and Treatment of Staphylococcus spp. Intravascular and Extravascular Infections with Bacteriophages
  • SNF Grant # 310030_212584, What’s in a dose? Refining phage and antibiotic dosing for effective treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections
  • Swiss Heart Foundation grant #FF20114 Exploiting patient-specific microbiomes for the treatment of Left Ventricular Assist Device infections