• Neurovascular

    Affecting the nerves and arteries.

  • Nursing staff

    Friendliness/politeness of the nursing staff - Response speed when the bell was pressed - Attitude of the nursing staff toward requests - Level of attention paid to the specific or personal needs - Information provided by the nursing staff - Nursing staffs tactfulness and response time with respect to pain - Nursing staffs speed when administering pain medication

  • Obesity

    Extreme excess body weight, adiposity. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), people with a BMI of 30 and higher are considered obese.

  • Oesophagoscopy

    Examination of the oesophagus using an endoscope.

  • Oesophagus

    Anatomical term for food pipe.

  • Oestrogen

    Female sex hormone.

  • of these are in intensive care

    Hirslanden has a total of 77 beds in intensive care units. In addition, there is the possibility of providing further intensive care capacities up to a total number of beds of 120, which can be used for the care of Covid 19 patients with serious courses of disease.

  • Omentum

    Anatomical term for the membrane that surrounds the abdominal organs.

  • Oncology

    Specialist in cancerous diseases

  • Oncoplasty

    A combined term which stems from oncology (branch of medicine which deals with cancer treatment) and plastic surgery (surgery to restore or improve the shape and function of organs or body surfaces).

  • Open leg

    Open, chronic leg wound due to circulatory problems.