Technology

Electronic Medical Record

Our records in Kelina Hospital are electronic, and we have completely phased out paper records. Electronic records are safer for the patient, and, unless granted access, individuals cannot access records of procedures carried out on patients in Kelina Hospital. Patient records are backed up periodically and are secure from internet fraudsters.

Swiss Lithoclast Master

This is a beautiful machine made by the Dutch Company Electrosurgical Medical Systems, EMS. It combines both ultrasonic and pneumatic energy for lithotripsy. The Swiss Lithoclast Master is the most powerful machine in the world for lithotripsy, and can take out very huge stones in a few minutes. Kelina is the only hospital in Nigeria to have the Swiss Lithoclast Master. We have two, one in Abuja and one in Lagos.

Equipment for Bipolar TURP

Bipolar resectoscope. Bipolar equipment for prostate surgery is the safest method of performing Transurethral Resection of the Prostate or TURP. Patients do not develop complications like TURP syndrome as they do when monopolar TURP is done. With our technology, even patients in heart failure, or patients who have had stroke, can safely have TURP.

Holmium Laser

Ultrasonic Lithotripter

Ultrasonic lithotripsy focuses high frequency sound waves on a kidney stone to break it up into tiny pieces that are easily and safely removed. This equipment breaks and sucks out stones simultaneously. It comes in handy when Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy is to be done for large kidney stones.

Autocon III

This was the first Autocon III electrosurgical machine in West Africa, acquired as soon as the technology was developed. It is used for electrosurgical procedures including bipolar TURP

Plasma Steriliser

Kelina Hospital was the first hospital in Nigeria to commence routine sterilization of all our endoscopes with the Plasma Sterilizer. This is the most effective way to sterilize endoscopes. Endoscopic Surgery is prone to infection. Since we installed the Plasma, and since we commenced using it both in Lagos and Abuja, no patient who did not have infection before surgery has ever returned to the hospital as a result of hospital-acquired infection.

Harmonics Generator

The Harmonics scalpel can perform surgery without bleeding. The very little blood loss makes transfusions completely unnecessary. In these days of several types of infections that can be transmitted through blood transfusion, open surgery or bloody surgery is completely unattractive. Our method of surgery would be very attractive to Jehovah’s Witnesses who forbid blood transfusion.

The Harmonics Scalpel is used for most Laparoscopic Surgeries and can perform surgery without bleeding or with minimal blood loss

Oesophago-gastro-duodenoscope

This equipment is used to examine the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum. Vomiting of blood could be a sign of cancer or just peptic ulcer. Upper GI endoscopy, sometimes called gastroscopy, helps to make an accurate diagnosis

Colonoscopy Equipment

This equipment is used to examine the large intestine or colon, another part of the body where cancers occur very commonly. It is advised that people who have passed blood in stool or have indigestion or dyspepsia for unexplained reasons should have a colonoscopy to find out if they have undiagnosed cancer. In some countries, colonoscopy is done routinely every 5 years on people like the elderly or those who have colonic cancers in their families to help pick out any cancer at a very early stage where it can still be treated curatively, before it spreads round the whole body.

Flexible Uretero-Nephroscope

With this equipment, the entire urinary tract can be examined up to the kidney. Any pathology in the urinary tract can be diagnosed. Sometimes lasers are passed through this equipment to burn up small tumours or cancers or to break up and remove kidney stones

Flexible Nephroscope

Sometimes this is needed to be able to navigate from one calyx to another during kidney stone surgery, in order to be able to clear all stones.

Flexible Uretero-renoscope

We have several flexible uretero-renoscopes for Ureterorenoscopy (URS) or Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS). The equipment is all High Definition, and they come from multiple companies, the best in the whole world. Virtually all types of endoscopic surgery in the kidney can be done in Kelina Hospital. All our equipment are frequently sterilized using the plasma sterilizer.

Valvotome

This is used for resection of Posterior Urethral Valves in children.

Mini-percutaneous Nephroscope

For Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. One of the alternative procedures we have for treating kidney stones. Patients go home same day or a day after procedure.

Standard Nephroscope

For Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Standard method of treating huge kidney stones. Patients go home day after procedure.

High Definition Imaging

All our endoscopic, laparoscopic and laser-based surgeries are done under HD imaging. With HD Imaging, vision is incomparably clearer than what the naked eye can see.

Fluoroscopy

Our endoscopic and laser-based surgeries are done under fluoroscoy. This makes the procedures easier and safer. Many of these devices are multiple, and we can easily switch from one to the spare.

Equipment for Laparoscopic Surgery

The Gynaecologist, the Urologist and the General Surgeon all have different equipment suitable for their own use for various types of laparoscopic surgeries.

Digital Radiology

Our films do not have to be printed. They can be sent to the patient or the referring doctor by email. Digital films make archiving a lot easier.