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Intensive Care Unit - General

The document outlines the purpose and structure of Intensive Care Units (ICUs), which provide critical care for severely ill patients requiring advanced medical support. It details various types of ICUs, such as NICU, PICU, and CCU, and emphasizes the importance of functional relationships with other hospital units. Additionally, it discusses bed requirements, functional areas within the ICU, and the necessary support services to ensure effective patient care.

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Intensive Care Unit - General

The document outlines the purpose and structure of Intensive Care Units (ICUs), which provide critical care for severely ill patients requiring advanced medical support. It details various types of ICUs, such as NICU, PICU, and CCU, and emphasizes the importance of functional relationships with other hospital units. Additionally, it discusses bed requirements, functional areas within the ICU, and the necessary support services to ensure effective patient care.

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INTENSIVE

CARE UNIT -
GENERAL
INTRODUCTION
 Intensive Care is a dedicated unit for critically ill patients who require
invasive life support, high levels of medical and nursing care and complex
treatment. The
 intensive care unit provides a concentration of clinical expertise,
technological and therapeutic resources which are coordinated to care for
the critically ill patient.
TYPES OF INTENSIVE CARE
UNITS
(NICU)
Neonatal
Intensive
care unit

(PACU)
(PICU)
Post-
Pediatric
anaesthesia
Intensive
care unit
(PACU) Type care unit

of
ICU

(NeuroICU)
(CCU)
Neurologica
Coronary
l Intensive
care unit
care unit
FUNCTIONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
It is desirable that the Intensive Care Unit has ready access to:
 Emergency Unit, for urgent admissions
 Operating Unit, for urgent patient transfers
 High Dependency Unit
 Inpatient Units for patient transfers
 Medical Imaging, particularly for chest x-rays and CT scanning
 Laboratory Services (also possible via pneumatic tube)
 Pharmacy
 Biomedical Engineering, to ensure availability and functioning
of monitoring and life support equipment.
BED NUMBERS AND
COMPLEMENT
 Intensive Care bed numbers may vary depending on the service plan of the
facility, however, should be provided in a ratio of 1 ICU bed to 1 Operating
Room
 The minimum number of ICU beds are to be the greater of the following:
 1:1 ICU bed for each operating theatres or,
 5% of total inpatient bed numbers
FUNCTIONAL AREAS
 Entry/ Reception/ Waiting Areas
 Gown-up/ Gown-down areas for visitors
 Treatment Areas including Patient Bed and Rooms.
 Support Areas including Biomedical workshop areas, Cleaner's Room,
Clean and Dirty Utility Rooms, Disposal Room, Store Rooms, Laboratory
facilities, Overnight accommodation, Staff Station, write-up, pantry and
handover areas
 Administrative / Office Areas, with Offices, Workstations for a range of
clinical staff, Meeting and Interview rooms
 Staff Room, Toilets, Shower and Lockers.

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