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intensive care unit |
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intensive care unitor critical care unitHospital facility for care of critically ill patients at a more intensive level than is needed by other patients. Staffed by specialized personnel, the intensive care unit contains a complex assortment of monitors and life-support equipment that can sustain life in once-fatal situations, including adult respiratory distress syndrome, kidney failure, multiple organ failure, and sepsis (see septicemia). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Source * AS PI PT CE CT CA CF AT CI LE OF 1 ICU R R R R R R R R R R R 2 ICU R R R R R R R R R R R 3 OW R R R R R R R R R R R 4 ICU R R R R R R R R S R R 5 ICU S S R S S R R R R R R 6 ICU R S S S R R R S S S S 7 UW S S S R R R R R S S S 8 ICU S R S R R S R R S S S 9 ICU S R S R R S R R S S S 10 MW S S S S S R S R S R R Drug ([dagger]) No. Increasing pressure on ICU beds is loading to premature discharge of patients and after-hours discharges from ICUs are associated with increased mortality according to a recent study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. It would house an Integrated Emergency Centre consisting of a Trauma Centre (for surgical emergencies), an ICU (for medical emergencies) and a blood bank. |
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