Different hospitals may use these specialized units for cardiac or critical care, which may be similar to an intensive care unit (ICU). Once you don’t need 24-hour critical or cardiac care, you will ...

Some people have heard of the ICU but don’t fully understand what goes on in an intensive care unit. Read on to learn more about these specialty hospital wards that help treat severe cases and provide ...

The specialty of critical care has achieved important advances in survival for many patients with the most complex disorders. Along with these advances, however, there has been an increasing awareness ...

A stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) is, for most patients and their families (a term I’ll use broadly, to include all loved ones), the scariest and most traumatic experience of their life.

Many patients who are discharged from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) frequently suffer health problems long after they've left the hospital. The patient and their loved ones are often puzzled as to why ...