intensive care unit

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a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
A specialized section of a hospital containing the equipment, medical and nursing staff, and monitoring devices necessary to provide intensive care. 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)
hospital unit where very attentive care is given to patients right after surgery
icu
neonatal intensive care unit
(Tıp, İlaç) A neonatal intensive care unit, usually shortened NICU (pronounced "Nickyoo") and also called a newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery (ICN), and special care baby unit (SCBU (pronounced "Skiboo"), especially in Great Britain), is a unit of a hospital specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. The NICU is distinct from the special care nursery (SCN) in providing a high level of intensive care to premature infants while the SCN provides specialized care for infants with less severe medical problems
mobile intensive care unit
ambulance which has intensive care medical facilities
neonatal intensive care unit
an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or low-birth-weight or seriously ill newborn
intensive care unit
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