ICCU – (Intensive Coronary Care Unit)
All major hospital in urban towns and cities have. Intensive Coronary Care Unit to care for people in a critical or unstable condition.
What is an intensive care unit (ICCU)?
Intensive coronary care refers to the specialised treatment given to patients who are acutely unwell and require critical medical care.
An intensive coronary care unit (ICCU) provides the critical care and life support for acutely ill and injured patients.
Unless you are an emergency admission, you will need a referral from your doctor or specialist to be admitted to ICCU.
Who is cared for in ICCU?
Patients may have a planned admission following surgery, an unexpected admission after an accident or be admitted because of a sudden and critical deterioration to their health.
ICCU teams are multi-disciplinary, made up of highly skilled intensive care nurses, doctors and specialists trained in providing critical care for patients with a variety of medical, surgical and trauma conditions.
Our hospital ICCU specialise in providing care for particular health conditions or injuries including:
- major trauma
- severe burns
- respiratory failure
- organ transplants
- complex spinal surgery
- cardiothoracic surgery.
Visitors
Our ICCU has a visitor policy to ensure the wellbeing of their patients. You will need to ask ICCU hospital staff about our specific visiting hours and requirements.
Visiting is usually restricted to people the patient considers to be immediate family.
If you are feeling unwell or have an existing health condition you should reconsider visiting ICCU or discuss your circumstances with ICCU staff before you plan to visit.
Hygiene
As intensive coronary care patients are very vulnerable to infections, it is important that visitors wash their hands before entering ICCU to prevent transferring infection.
Remember
- Visiting ICCU can be a confronting experience.
- Patients are monitored 24 hours a day.
- Doctors, nurses and specialists are highly trained in delivering critical care.
