Intensive Care Unit

Intensive Care Unit or ICU is a specialized section of a hospital containing the equipment, medical and nursing staff, and monitoring devices necessary to provide intensive care.

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Private room intensive care units associated with lower infection rates
Converting hospital intensive care units (ICUs) to private rooms is associated with a reduction in the rate at which patients acquire infections, according to a report in the January 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

H1N1 hospitalization can occur at all ages
In contrast with some common perceptions regarding 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infections, an examination of cases in California indicates that hospitalization and death can occur at all ages. About 30 percent of hospitalized cases have been severe enough to require treatment in an intensive care unit.

H1N1 virus pandemic lessons shared by Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand sharing the lessons learned in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across these two countries on the impact of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus. The information being shared with countries in the Northern Hemisphere to help them prepare for their upcoming flu season.

Gastric ulcer medicines increase pneumonia risk in hospitals
Hospitalized patients who receive acid-suppressive medications such as a proton-pump inhibitor have a 30 percent increased odds of developing pneumonia while in the hospital, according to a study in the May 27 issue of JAMA.

Reducing resident work hours could cut serious medical errors
New recommendations to limit the work hours of medical residents could cost teaching hospitals about $1.6 billion annually to hire substitute workers, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation and UCLA, USA.

Antibiotic use in ICU increases survival
Administering antibiotics as a preventive measure to patients in intensive care units (ICUs) increases their chances of survival.

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What is Intensive Care Unit
Intensive Care Unit or ICU is a specialized section of a hospital containing the equipment, medical and nursing staff, and monitoring devices necessary to provide intensive care.

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