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Overview
An Intensive Care Unit or ICU is a hospital area that has an increased number of specially trained staff and monitoring equipment. This is to ensure that patients who are seriously ill receive monitoring and intervention that is more detailed and frequent.
NU Hospitals has a 5-bedded ICU with ventilators. We provide continual clinical assessment and are able to address subtle charges in patients' conditions early.
Nursing Care in the Nephro-ICU
We have one staff nurse in charge of the Nephro-ICU, in addition to 7 full-time nurses.
The nurse to patient ratio in the Nephro-ICU is 1:1, ensuring that each patient receives proper care.
Procedures
The following procedures are performed in the ICU:
- Haemodialysis
- Intermittent Peritoneal Dialysis
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Plasmapheresis
- Central Vein Catheterisation
- Renal Biopsy
- Mechanical Ventilation
Equipment
The Nephro-ICU is equipped with a state-of-the-art haemodialysis machine, 3 ventilators, a CRRT machine, 3 cardiac monitors, a pulseoximeter and a defibrillator.
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