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A critical care medicine doctor, or intensivist, is a doctor that treats critically ill and injured patients (trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction).
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]
Critical care medicine specialists provide a full range of services, including advanced cardiovascular monitoring, aftercare of high-risk surgical patients, mechanical circulatory support and tracheostomies.
Critical care is medical care for people who have life-threatening injuries and illnesses. It usually takes place in an intensive care unit (ICU). A team of specially-trained health care providers gives you 24-hour care.
The department provides high quality critical care in 12 adult ICUs with over 180 ICU beds across 8 hospitals including the 64 bed Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) on Cleveland Clinic main campus. We are leaders in critical care medicine delivery, both for patient volumes and successful outcomes.
Critical care medicine encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of clinical problems representing the extreme of human disease. Critically ill patients require intensive care by a coordinated team. The critical care specialist (sometimes referred to as an “intensivist”) may be the primary provider of care or a consultant.
Critical care is a type of medicine that is dedicated to evaluating, diagnosing, treating, and managing life-threatening illnesses and injuries. This type of care often requires more advanced technologies than are available in an emergency room or other medical setting.
Critical care is medical care for people who have life-threatening injuries and illnesses. It usually takes place in an intensive care unit (ICU). A team of specially-trained experts must provide 24-hour care.
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