The Critical Care & Advance ICU of KEMH looks after patients whose life is in danger: severe infections, breathing failure, heart attack, stroke, poisoning, accident injuries and patients after major surgery. The ICU is led by a doctor with MD (Anesthesia and Critical Care), and ICU specialist doctors are available 24 hours.
Every bed is monitored continuously. Ventilator support, BiPAP, CPAP and high-flow oxygen, central lines and emergency procedures are done inside the ICU, so the patient does not have to be shifted during the most critical hours.
When to visit
- Breathlessness, low oxygen or unconsciousness
- Serious infection (sepsis) or very low blood pressure
- After a major operation or accident
- When another hospital advises ICU admission or referral
Treatments & procedures
- Ventilator care
- BiPAP, CPAP and high-flow oxygen
- ICD for pneumothorax and pleural effusion
- Pericardiocentesis
- Emergency tracheostomy (PCT)
- CVP, arterial and PA catheterisation
- Epidural analgesia and nerve block
