1. Nursing care cost: Since patients in the ICU need to be monitored and cared for more closely, hospitals send more health care workers to provide nursing care. These healthcare workers need to receive professional training and need to continuously update their knowledge and skills, so their salaries and training costs are higher. At the same time, patients in the ICU usually need to receive some special treatments and operations, such as ventilators and CPR machines, etc. These operations also require specialized skills and experience of healthcare workers. Therefore, the cost of care in the intensive care unit is usually higher.
2, equipment costs: Intensive care units usually need to use some high-end medical equipment, such as cardiac monitors, ventilators, hemodialyzers, etc., the acquisition and maintenance costs of these equipment are high. At the same time, these equipments usually need to be calibrated and maintained on a regular basis to ensure the safety and health of the patients. The cost of these equipments will also be calculated in the charges.
3. Cost of medicines: Patients in the ICU usually need to use some special medicines and treatment protocols, such as high doses of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. The cost of these medicines and treatment programs will also be included in the charges.