Department of Anaesthesiology and Postoperative Intensive Care Medicine

… and thank you for your interest in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Postoperative Intensive Care Medicine of the University of Cologne. Here, you can find information about the department’s various functions and services – in particular those for our patients, about the courses and continued training that we offer, and about our team. An overview of the scientific activities being conducted in the department is also available.

The University of Cologne clinics are top ranking as regards patient care, research, and education. Our department offers the full four-pillar range of this specialty area – anesthesiology, intensive care medicine, emergency medicine, and pain therapy – at a nationally and internationally highly recognised level of performance.

Around the clock, the physicians and nursing staff at our clinic strive together to provide our patients with optimal treatment and the highest level of human and medical care.
The scientific work in our department encompasses both clinical and experimental investigations. Furthermore, the clinic boasts a long tradition of providing comprehensive instruction and training to students and medical and nursing staff.
If you have any questions or suggestions or words of praise or criticism, please feel free to contact us at any time.

Prof. Bernd W. Böttiger, M.D., D.E.A.A.

Chairman und Director of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Postoperative Intensive Care Medicine, University of Cologne

  Recent News:

• Mr. Jochen Hinkelbein, MD, D.E.S.A.,senior physician at the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine of the University Hospital of Cologne has been elected Chairman of the subcommittee #13 "Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine" of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA). He succeeds Prof. Bernd W. Böttiger, MD in this position.Further information...
• TROICA study published in NEJM reports better chances for resuscitation after cardiocirculatory arrest
• Scientific Publications of our department 2008
• Monthly continuing education meetings in paediatric cardiology and intensive care