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  2. Intensive care unit - Wikipedia

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    Intensive care unit ICU patients often require mechanical ventilation if they have lost the ability to breathe normally.. 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.

  3. Intensive care medicine - Wikipedia

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    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] It includes providing life support, invasive monitoring techniques, resuscitation, and end-of-life care. [2]

  4. Critical care nursing - Wikipedia

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    Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurse at the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. Critical care nursing is the field of nursing with a focus on the utmost care of the critically ill or unstable patients following extensive injury, surgery or life-threatening diseases. [1]

  5. Intensivist - Wikipedia

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    Hospitals, Intensive care unit, CVICU, Surgical ICU An intensivist , also known as a critical care doctor, is a medical practitioner who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, most often in the intensive care unit (ICU).

  6. Coronary care unit - Wikipedia

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    Door leading to a CCU in Kerala. A coronary care unit (CCU) or cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) is a hospital ward specialized in the care of patients with heart attacks, unstable angina, cardiac dysrhythmia and (in practice) various other cardiac conditions that require continuous monitoring and treatment.

  7. EXPLAINER: What happens when an ICU reaches capacity? - AOL

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    The latest surge in coronavirus cases is overwhelming many intensive care units, causing hospitals and states to run out of ICU beds in some locations. Arkansas said it ran out of ICU beds for ...

  8. Unit closed, ICU beds full: here’s why Houston County ... - AOL

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    A 30-bed medical unit at Houston Medical Center is currently closed due to the limited staffing. “We currently have a number of unfilled positions available,” Rowley said.

  9. Pediatric intensive care unit - Wikipedia

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    A pediatric intensive care unit (also paediatric), usually abbreviated to PICU (/ ˈ p ɪ k j uː /), is an area within a hospital specializing in the care of critically ill infants, children, teenagers, and young adults aged 0–21.