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An intensive care unit (ICU), also known as an intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit (ITU) or critical care unit (CCU), is a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive care medicine.
Intensive care medicine, also 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.
There are many different conditions and situations that can mean someone needs intensive care. Some common reasons include: a serious accident – such as a road accident, a severe head injury, a serious fall or severe burns; a serious short-term condition – such as a heart attack or stroke
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.
Intensive Care, also known as critical care, is a place in every acute hospital that manages patients who are critically ill. Critical care is normally divided into two units, a Higher Dependency Unit and an Intensive Care Unit (although they may physically inhabit the same floorspace).
noun [ U ] uk / ɪnˌten.sɪv ˈkeə r/ us / ɪnˌten.sɪv ˈker / Add to word list. (in a hospital) continuous treatment for patients who are seriously ill, very badly injured, or who have just had an operation: She needed intensive care for three weeks. (also the intensive care unit) the part of a hospital that provides intensive care:
6. Apr. 2020 · What is intensive care? ICUs are specialist wards set up to provide treatment and close monitoring for patients who are too seriously ill to be cared for...
