icu
Definition
- Noun:
- Intensive Care Unit: A specialized department within a hospital that provides continuous, comprehensive monitoring and life support for critically ill or injured patients. It is staffed by specially trained healthcare professionals and contains sophisticated medical equipment.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The patient was rushed to the ICU after the surgery.
- Visiting hours in the ICU are often more restricted than in other hospital wards.
- She works as a nurse in the neonatal ICU.
Advanced Usage
"to be in the ICU": to be a patient receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit.
- He is in a stable condition but will remain in the ICU for observation.
"ICU bed": a specialized hospital bed located within an Intensive Care Unit.
- The hospital is at capacity and has no available ICU beds.
Variants and Related Words
Intensive Care (n): The constant, detailed medical care and monitoring provided to critically ill patients; the type of care given in an ICU.
- He required intensive care for several days.
CCU (n): Coronary Care Unit; a specialized type of ICU for patients with severe heart conditions.
Synonyms
- Critical care unit: Another term for an ICU.
- Intensive therapy unit (ITU): A term used synonymously with ICU, particularly in some regions like the UK.
Related Phrases
ICU admission: The process of being formally accepted into the Intensive Care Unit for treatment.
- Her condition warranted immediate ICU admission.
ICU discharge: The process of being moved out of the Intensive Care Unit to a less acute ward.
- The doctor discussed the criteria for his ICU discharge.
Noun
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a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
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