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Intensive care units (ICUs) are specialist hospital wards that provide treatment and monitoring for people who are very ill. They're staffed with specially trained healthcare professionals and contain sophisticated monitoring equipment.
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150,000 patients a year in the UK need to be admitted to a critical care unit. Our patients are usually either critically unwell or are in the recovery phase of a critical illness. Often patients will require support for one or more of their vital organs such as their lungs, heart or kidneys. Sometimes patients who are not critically unwell are adm...
Critical care units have much higher staffing levels than other wards because of the patients they care for. Our team includes doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists and support staff. The main goal of our team is to provide the best possible care and support for all our patients and their families. Critical care nurses look after one, or a...
We believe that an important part of our work is to try and help patients and their families understand what is happening throughout their illness. Being a critical care patient is often a very confusing and frightening experience. We hope to be able to help you understand what is happening at all stages. If you have questions about the care that y...
Guideline. 02 Mar 2021. This document is a consensus statement which sets out to re-define ‘Levels of Adult Critical Care’ to reflect the modern delivery of critical care and the changing demands upon it.
Jan 10, 2024 · Intensive care is the medical speciality that supports patients whose lives are in immediate danger – like when a vital organ such as the heart, liver, lungs, kidneys or the nervous system is affected, for instance: Cardio-vascular incidents (heart attacks or strokes) Severe Infections Acute Respiratory Infections Neurological problems Post ...
Intensive care medicine, usually called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening. [1]
The Intensive Care Society 2009 Levels of Care classification describes the levels of care required by critically ill patients in hospital according to their clinical needs, regardless of patient location.
In critical care – also known as intensive care – we look after people with serious and life-threatening conditions, including those on life support. Our patients need constant monitoring and treatment by specially trained staff using specialised equipment. Because our patients need so much attention, each nurse cares for one patient only.
