Why Would A Patient Go To The ICU? | ICU Basics

Why do patients come to the ICU? What is the criteria to be admitted to the intensive care unit?

Let's talk about why someone would end up in the intensive care you. I briefly discuss the different patient areas in the hospital, highlight the different types of ICUs (there's a few!), and then we talk about the thought process that goes into deciding to transfer a patient to the intensive care unit.

TIME STAMPS

00:00 Intro
00:27 Hospital Bed Types
03:09 Types of ICUs
04:08 Reasons for ICU

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ICU BASICS Video #1 (What's An Intensivist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKuIzYD_imQ&t=4s&ab_channel=TheIntenseMD

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