Critical Care & ICU

These services are taken care of by a specialized team of medical professionals working in the adult intensive care units or pediatric intensive care units. They might also be involved in a number of step-down and post-operative units. Critical care units have a very important part to play in hospitals. In case there is a sudden surge or spike in the patient volumes and these units get overwhelmed, some surgeries might have to be cancelled. This can also increase the wait times of an emergency department.

The core of any critical care system is the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Some of the most common roles inside the ICU are:

• Medical Director – Responsible for providing oversight to the condition of the patients and the unit’s administrative activities.
• Unit Manager – Works on overseeing the unit’s operational activities such as budgeting and staffing.
• Most Responsible Physician (MRP) – Individual responsible for taking specific care of the patient.
• Staff – The medical staff look after the patient and perform regular monitoring.

All medical professionals work together to save and improve the lives of critically ill patients.

Through the spine surgery, you will be relieved of any associated numbness or pain that goes on arms or legs. These symptoms are usually the result of compressed nerves in the spine. Spine decompression is a minimally invasive approach used to get the pinched nerve back to its normal function. It has a high success rate with about 90% of patients able to get relief after the surgery.