Hospital Senhora da Oliveira – Guimarães

SPECIFIC TREATMENTS AND INTERVENTIONS PROVIDED BY THE HCP

Hospital Senhora da Oliveira – Guimarães (HSOG), as a Reference Center on Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSD), provides specific treatment for patients with LSD, namely:
– Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Fabry disease, Gaucher disease, Pompe disease, Mucopolysaccharidoses (type I, II, IV and VI) and Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency;
– Substrate Reduction Therapy for Gaucher disease and Niemann Pick type C.

HSOG has access to stem cell transplant within the national healthcare system network.
HSOG provides inpatient and outpatient care to patients with LSD by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals that includes physicians of several medical specialties, nurses, psychologists, nutritionists, physiotherapists and social assistants. The medical specialties include Cardiology, Neurology, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Genetics, Pneumology, Gastroenterology, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Surgery, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Imunohemotherapy, Anesthesiology, Stomatology, Immunoallergology, Pathology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Gynecology, Urology, Nephrology, Hematology and Nuclear Medicine.
HSOG has an Ambulatory Care Unit, where patients with LSD receive intravenous treatments, namely enzyme replacement therapy. HSOG is also equipped with an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Cardiac ICU and Neonatal ICU; Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Units; Obstetrics Unit, including Assisted Reproductive Medicine; Rehabilitation Department; Social Services; and inpatient and outpatient facilities for the treatment procedures regarding all the aforementioned medical specialties.
HSOG also provides diagnostic procedures, such as standard lab tests, electrocardiography, echocardiography, radiology (X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI), neuroradiology (CT, MRI), electroencephalography, electromyography, neuropsychiatry evaluation, plethysmography, polysomnography, bronchoscopy, endoscopy, fibro-scan, swallowing study, audiology, ophthalmology, organ biopsies and pathology analysis and access to nuclear medicine.
HSOG guarantees access to the biochemical and genetic analysis for the diagnosis and monitoring of LSD through a protocol with the National Institute of Health. HSOG has access to NGS and WES.
HSOG provides Rehabilitation care and supportive therapy, including corsetts, orthosis, insoles, braces, splints. HSOG provides care on non-invasive ventilation to inpatients and outpatients. HSOG has a specialized consultation for pain management. HSOG provides enteral nutrition therapy.
HSOG has a protocol with the national patient’s organization for rare diseases (Rarissimas). Rarissimas has Casa dos Marcos, that provides healthcare to patients with rare diseases, including rehabilitation and continuous integrated care; and Quinta dos Marcos, that provides specialized rehabilitation care focused on rare disease patients. HSOG has privileged access to these facilities through a protocol with Rarissimas. HSOG is also integrated in the National Network of Integrated Continuous Care.
HSOG has an Intrahospital Team of Palliative Care composed by physicians, nurses, social assistants, psychologist and spiritual assistant, all specialized in Palliative Care.
HSOG also provides social support to patients and families.