Establishing an Intensive Care Unit in a Rural Hospital
Abstract
Intensive Care Units (ICU) have also been referred to as Intensive Therapy Units (ITU). The latter is a misnomer and implies that therapy contributes significantly to patient management. Critically ill patients suffer organ dysfunction for which, to date, there exists precious little in the way of innovative therapies. Support of dysfunctional organs until the natural healing process has occurred is the aim of intensive management.
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