Critical Care and ICU

Intensive Care Unit(ICU)

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a 100 bed well-equipped centre which is managed by 24/7 intensivists trained in ICU with DM / Fellowship degrees in critical care management who are capable to manage critically ill patients.

ICU play a vital role in the patient’s care, including the following:

• Taking regular blood tests
• Changing the patient’s treatment in line with test results
• Giving the patient the drugs and fluids that the doctors have prescribed
• Recording the patient’s blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen levels
• Clearing fluid and mucus from the patient’s chest using a suction tube
• Turning the patient in his or her bed every few hours to prevent sores on the skin
• Cleaning the patient’s teeth and moistening the mouth with a wet sponge
• Changing a patient’s surgical stockings, which help circulation when he or she is inactive (lying still) for a long time

Critical Care

Emergency care does not begin and end in the emergency room, as emergencies may arise anywhere and everywhere. Hence the need for coverage from pre-hospital care till the patient’s transfer to definitive care is the ICU. The 24/ 7 critical care area is managed by consultants who have completed DM / Fellowship in Critical Care.