What does lcu mean

ICU that is, intensive care intensive care unit. Intensive medical care is with the development of medical and nursing profession, the birth of new medical equipment and the improvement of the hospital management system and the emergence of a set of modern medical and nursing technology as one of the forms of medical organization and management.

ICU has a central guardianship station that directly observes all guardianship beds. Each bed occupies a wide area, and the beds are separated by glass or cloth curtains. ICU equipment must be equipped with bedside monitors, central monitors, multifunctional respiratory therapy machine, anesthesia machine, electrocardiogram machine, defibrillator, pacemaker, infusion pumps, micro syringes, tracheal intubation and tracheotomy first aid equipment required.

The ICU has a central monitoring station to directly observe all monitored beds. Each bed occupies an area of 15-18 square meters, and the beds are separated by glass or cloth curtains. ICU equipment must be equipped with bedside monitors, central monitors, multifunctional respiratory therapy machines, anesthesia machines, electrocardiographs, defibrillators, pacemakers, infusion pumps, micro-syringes, oxygen suction devices in a standby state, tracheal intubation and tracheotomy first-aid equipment needed.

ICU is mainly admitted to:

①Serious trauma, major surgery and must be continuous close monitoring of life indicators and supporters;

② need cardiopulmonary resuscitation patients;

③ organ (including heart, brain, lung, liver, kidney) failure or multi-organ failure;

④ severe shock, sepsis and poisoning patients

⑤Those who need to be monitored and strengthened treatment before and after organ transplantation. After the condition improved, it was transferred back to the general ward.