Insider view of what really happens in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Basic description of the ICU.
Care for critically ill patients in the ICU involves a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists, social workers, and many others. Each plays a vital role in the care of ICU patients. What does everyone do? Physicians (MDs) coordinate the care of the ICU patient. The intensivist (aka critical care physician) is the…
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU), also referred to as a critical care unit, is a special department in the hospital that provides care for the sickest patients. Which patients are sent to the ICU? Patients that are critically ill and require advance life sustaining therapies such as: mechanical ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy (a form…