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intensive care unit
intensive care unitn. Abbr. ICU A specialized section of a hospital containing the equipment, medical and nursing staff, and monitoring devices necessary to provide intensive care.intensive care unit(ICU) An area of a hospital where seriously ill patients are kept under constant medical care and observation.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | intensive care unit - a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive careICUhospital - a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical carecoronary care unit - a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problemsneonatal intensive care unit, NICU - an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newbornsocial unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" |
Translationsintensive care unit → 重病监护室zhCNEncyclopediaSeeUnitintensive care unit
intensive care unit (ICU) a hospital unit in which is concentrated special equipment and specially trained personnel for the care of seriously ill patients requiring immediate and continuous attention (care" >intensive care). Called also critical care unit.in·ten·sive care u·nit (ICU), a hospital facility for provision of intensive nursing and medical care of critically ill patients, characterized by the high quality and quantity of continuous nursing and medical supervision and by use of sophisticated monitoring and resuscitative equipment; may be organized for the care of specific patient groups, for example, neonatal or newborn ICU, neurologic ICU, pulmonary ICU. Synonym(s): critical care unitintensive care unitn. Abbr. ICU A specialized section of a hospital containing the equipment, medical and nursing staff, and monitoring devices necessary to provide intensive care.intensive therapy unit A separate area of a hospital for patients being treated for actual or impending organ failure, who may require intensive technological support (including mechanical ventilation) and/or invasive monitoring. ITUs are distinguished from high-dependancy units by their level of staffing. A doctor is always present in ITU with a nurse:patient ratio of 1:1 or greater. While an ITU is available to all specialties, it may be restricted to a single specialty—e.g., neurosurgery.intensive care unit See ICU. in·ten·sive care u·nit (ICU) (in-ten'siv kār yū'nit) A hospital facility for provision of intensive nursing and medical care of critically ill patients, characterized by high quality and quantity of continuous nursing and medical supervision and by use of sophisticated monitoring and resuscitative equipment; may be organized for the care of specific patient groups, e.g., neonatal or newborn ICU, neurologic ICU, and pulmonary ICU.
Synonym(s): critical care unit. in·ten·sive care u·nit(ICU) (in-ten'siv kār yū'nit) Hospital facility for provision of nursing and medical care of critically ill patients, characterized by the high quality and quantity of continuous nursing and medical supervision and by use of sophisticated monitoring and resuscitative equipment. See ICU
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Related to intensive care unit: Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Intensive care medicineSynonyms for intensive care unitnoun a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive careSynonymsRelated Words- hospital
- coronary care unit
- neonatal intensive care unit
- NICU
- social unit
- unit
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