ICU beds
Hospital's sickest patients
ICU beds are hospital beds in an intensive care unit, equipped for critically ill patients requiring constant monitoring and life support.
The term often appears in discussions of healthcare capacity: The hospital ran out of ICU beds during the surge.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, ICU bed availability became a widely tracked metric of crisis severity.
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- critical careTreatment for severe illness
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
intubation · nurse · patient · round the clock · beeping · wires · tubes · sedation · life support · respirator · IV drip · vitals · flatline · touch and go · fighting for life · crash cart · sterile · gown
- health measuressocial distancing, contact tracing, quarantine, self-isolation, lockdowns
ICU bedshome care
Assistance provided at residence
home health · ambulatory care · outpatient care · primary care · wellness care
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