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ICU
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services defines critical illness or injury as "acutely impairing one or more vital organ systems such that there is a high probability of imminent or life-threatening deterioration in the patient's condition." Intensive care (critical care) is a multidisciplinary and interprofessional speciality specifically designed for the management of patients at risk of developing or with established, life-threatening organ failure. The capacity to temporarily support and, if

Adult patients with medical conditions that necessitate frequent observation, specialized monitoring, and medical treatment are treated in the medical intensive care unit. Diabetes mellitus, ketoacidosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, drug overdose, respiratory failure, sepsis, stroke, and cancer are all examples of these conditions.

Postoperative patients, such as those who have undergone major abdominal surgeries, craniotomies, thoracotomies, unstable multiple trauma patients, and any surgical patient who requires continuous monitoring or life support, are managed in the surgical intensive care unit.