ricu refers to the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, in which all kinds of critically ill patients are admitted, and doctors use a variety of advanced medical technology, modern monitoring and rescue equipment to implement centralized and enhanced treatment and care in order to maximize the patient's survival and subsequent quality of life.
ricu is the abbreviation of Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, which concentrates all kinds of equipments needed for the resuscitation of critically ill patients, such as various types of invasive and non-invasive ventilators, ECG monitors, various types of infusion pumps, PICCO, continuous bedside blood purification machine (CRRT), and even some good conditions of RICU have extracorporeal membrane. Even some RICUs with good conditions have extracorporeal membrane lungs (ECMO).
RICU requirements for healthcare personnel
RICU requires healthcare personnel to have comprehensive and solid clinical skills, high clinical operation level, real-time detection of patients' vital signs, and timely provision of non-invasive or invasive respiratory support, body fluids, and nutritional support with the change of condition.
Trained by respiratory specialists and specialist nurses, she is proficient in taking charge of oxygen therapy, use and maintenance of ventilators, chest physiotherapy and nebulizer therapy.