Ruby Hall Clinic Intensive Care Unit

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Intensive Care Unit

Intensive care units (ICUs) are specialized hospital wards. They provide intensive care (treatment and monitoring) for people in a critically ill or unstable condition.

A person in an ICU needs constant medical attention and support to keep their body functioning. They may be unable to breathe on their own and have multiple organ failure. Medical equipment will take the place of these functions while the person recovers.

Our department of Critical Care offers sophisticated and compassionate health care to critically ill patients with a professional approach. The ICU is a 22 bedded unit providing acute care for critically ill medical patients. Our staff is multidisciplinary and highly collaborative and supportive, which helps in achieving the best patient outcome possible. Our performance in patient care is comparable with international standards in terms of survival, nosocomial infections and patient satisfaction.

Our state-of-the-art Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Units have separate cubicle for each patient providing maximum patient comfort and privacy. We allow one relative per patient inside of ICUs at all times who can accompany the patient and monitor patient care.

Intensive Care Unit, Wanowarie - Ruby Hall Clinic

When Intensive Care is needed?

here are several circumstances where a person may be admitted to an ICU. These include after surgery, or following an accident or severe illness. ICU beds are a very expensive and limited resource because they provide:

specialised monitoring equipment

a high degree of medical expertise

constant access to highly trained nurses (usually one nurse for each bed)

Some ICUs are attached to areas that treat specific conditions. Others specialise in the care of certain groups of people. For example, an ICU can specialise in:

nervous disorders
heart conditions
babies (neonatal intensive care, NIC) – for example, for babies born with serious conditions, such as heart defects, or if there is a complication during birth
children (pediatric intensive care, PIC) – for children under 16 years of age

What to expect?

An ICU can be a daunting environment for both the patient and their family and friends. ICU staff understand this and are there to help the person being cared for and offer support to their family. Patients in ICUs are often prescribed painkillers and medication that can make them drowsy (sedatives). This is because some of the equipment used can be very uncomfortable.

A series of tubes, wires and cables connect the patient to this equipment, which may look alarming at first.

Recovery

Once a person is able to breathe unaided, they no longer need to be in intensive care and can be transferred to a different ward to continue their recovery.

The time it takes to recover varies greatly from person to person. It also depends on things such as age, level of health and fitness, as well as how severe the condition is.

Facilities Offered

Multiparameter Monitoring
Invasive Cardiac Monitoring
Dailysis facility at every ICU bed
Bedside Imaging (X-ray, Sonography & 2D Echo)
Better connectivity to Operation Theatres & Cath Lab
Electronically adjustable patient beds to facilitate patient position & movement
Bedside Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy
Advanced ventilatory support equipments
Advanced NIV machines & transport monitors availability

Here are answers to some basic questions to help guide you through your journey at Ruby Hall Clinic Wanowarie:

Q: Do cardiac tests hurt?

A: At Ruby Hall Clinic Wanowarie, patient comfort is of utmost priority and our doctors ensure that all tests are as minimally invasive as possible. While most procedures are comfortable and pain free, we may beed to draw blood for diagnostic samples, Be rest assured our diagnosticians have ample expertise and place your comfort above all.

Q: What are some factors that put me at risk for cardiac problems?

A: While there are a variety of factors that can put you at risk for cardiac problems, a good lifestyle can eradicate some of the risks. However, some factors include smoking tobacco, high cholesterol or blood pressure, excess physical exertion or physical inactivity, obesity or diabetes.

Q: Am I a candidate for heart surgery?

A: At the Department of Cardiology, our experts provide medical management, treatments or lifestyle modification guidelines to help treat your condition. If these treatments have not worked for you, or can’t be used to treat your cardiac condition, heart surgery might be an option. In such instances, our specialists will work with you to decide whether heart surgery is the best treatment option for you.

Q: What are the risks of heart surgery?

A: While our hospital offers stellar results for heart surgery, it is important to understand that as with any other surgery, this too, comes with risks. Some of these include bleeding, inflammation or infection, a reaction to anaesthesia, damage to other organs or in rare cases, death. However, these risks are higher if surgery is performed in emergency situations, or if the patient has underlying conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, lung disease, or peripheral arterial disease. Before finalising on surgery, our specialists go over the potential risks with you and help determine the course of treatment that’s best for you.

Q: How soon should someone be treated if they suffer from a heart attack?

A: Heart attacks refer to the death of heart muscle and are caused by a block in the artery. Current technology allows for the re-opening of blocked arteries to preserve heart muscle and thereby heart function. For this purpose, we highly recommend that medical help be sought as soon as chest pain and associated symptoms occur. Most often, heart attacks treated in the earliest possible time frame have the best chances for a smooth, swift recovery.