INTENSIVE CARE UNIT


Meaning of INTENSIVE CARE UNIT in English

or critical care unit

Hospital 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 ).

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