Department of Critical Care / ICU

Intensive Care Units provide high chances of survival for critically ill patients.Dhawan Hospital is one of the best critical care hospital in Tricity. Critical care or Intensive care is a crucial medical specialty caring for patients who are critically ill. They may require support for instability (hypertension/hypotension), airway or respiratory compromise (ventilator support), acute renal failure, cardiac arrhythmias, or the cumulative effects of multiple organ failure, more commonly referred to now as multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Patients needing intensive/invasive monitoring, such as in the crucial hours after major surgery or patients who are considered too unstable to transfer to a less intensively monitored unit may also be placed in the intensive care units.

The nurse-patient ratio stands at 1:1 for patients in ICU.The units are supervised by an inclusive team of full time senior ICU specialists with extensive training and experience in critical care medicine. This highly professional team provides high-quality critical care to the patients in the ICU's and also conduct regular quality audits and training sessions to maintain care that's comparable with the best ICU's in the world.

The hospital is also well equipped with state of the art operation theaters, laboratory and radiology services. The critical areas and the intensive care units are well equipped with digital monitoring systems, ventilator support and automated drug delivery systems. The team of dedicated intensivists and trauma specialists ensure that the urgent treatment is delivered for quick recovery. At all stages evidence based medicine is practiced.