Intensive Care (ICU)
The pages below give an overview of intensive care medicine from a medical perspective. They cover what ITU can offer, what to consider when referring a patient, details of non-invasive ventilation options and what other organ support can be given. Click on the links below or click here for all the information below as a pdf document.
- Background to ICU
- An overview of what intensive care can offer, when to refer and ICU scoring systems
- Non-invasive ventilation (CPAP and BiPAP) in ICU
- Ventilatory support in an HDU/ICU setting
- Invasive ventilation in ICU
- Intubation and ventilation in intensive care
- Cardiovascular support in ICU
- Cardiological issues in intensive care
- Gastroenterology in ICU
- Bowel and feeding considerations in intensive care
- Renal replacement in ICU
- Renal failure and intensive care