Research:Intensive care

Research

Variants and synonyms

• intensive care unit (ICU)

Definition/description

The reason for more intensive care is usually progressive respiratory failure.

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073386270800031X?via%3Dihub

Intensive care is one of the most resource-intensive forms of medical care due to severely ill patients.

Source: https://icm-experimental.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40635-016-0098-x

Examples

They were then admitted to the intensive care unit and supported with mechanical ventilation.

Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep41601

For some individuals, respiratory support on high-dependency units or intensive care is needed.

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780702051012000200?via%3Dihub

Collocations

• intensive care unit
• intensive care beds
• supportive intensive care
• required intensive care
• prolonged intensive care
• to require/need intensive care
• to receive intensive care
• to provide intensive care
• to involve intensive care

Keyness

• intensive care: 347
• intensive care unit: 390