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    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...
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    neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also known as an intensive care nursery (ICN), is an intensive care unit (ICU) specializing in the care of ill or...
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    pediatric intensive care unit (also paediatric), usually abbreviated to PICU (/ˈpɪkjuː/), is an area within a hospital specializing in the care of critically...
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    They usually work together in intensive care units (ICUs) within a hospital. Patients are admitted to the intensive care unit if their medical needs are...
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  • Psychiatric Intensive Care Units or PICUs are specialist twenty-four hour inpatient wards that provide intensive assessment and comprehensive treatment...
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    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...
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  • Geriatric intensive care unit is a special intensive care unit dedicated to management of critically ill elderly. Geriatric intensive care units began because...
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    intensive care units, surgical intensive care units, trauma intensive care units, coronary care units, cardiothoracic intensive care units, burns unit, paediatrics...
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  • Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) describes a collection of health disorders that are common among patients who survive critical illness and intensive care...
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  • A high-dependency unit is an area in a hospital, usually located close to the intensive care unit, where patients can be cared for more extensively than...
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