intensive care unit

intensive care unit
the specialized center in a hospital where intensive care is provided. Abbr.: ICU
[1960-65]

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or critical care unit

Hospital facility for care of critically ill patients at a more intensive level than is needed by other patients.

Staffed by specialized personnel, the intensive care unit contains a complex assortment of monitors and life-support equipment that can sustain life in once-fatal situations, including adult respiratory distress syndrome, kidney failure, multiple organ failure, and sepsis (see septicemia).

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