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Critical Care Medicine

Critical Care Medicine is a specialty focused on the care of patients with life-threatening conditions, requiring intensive monitoring and advanced life-support treatments

Bombay Hospital in Jaipur is a multi-specialty hospital that offers critical care medicine among its services. Critical care is specialized medical care for patients with life-threatening illnesses and injuries, typically provided in an intensive care unit (ICU).

Critical care units are equipped to monitor a patient's vital signs continuously and provide specialized treatments. The terms critical care and intensive care are often used synonymously, referring to multidisciplinary care for patients with potentially recoverable organ dysfunction. This care is delivered by a specialized team of healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, and support staff, in a dedicated space with special equipment.

Critical Cases

Critical care is required for severe burns, COVID-19, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, recovery from major surgeries, respiratory failure, and sepsis.

Procedures

ICU staff closely monitor patients using various tubes, wires, and cables connected to equipment that supports bodily functions until recovery. A dedicated nurse-to-patient ratio ensures close supervision.

Who Requires Critical Care?

Critical care is essential for patients with severe illnesses or injuries, including but not limited to:

Severe burns
COVID-19 complications
Heart attacks or heart failure
Kidney failure
Respiratory failure
Sepsis
Recovery from major surgeries

What Happens in the Critical Care Unit?

In the ICU at Bombay Hospital, Jaipur, patients are cared for by an experienced team of doctors, nurses, and support staff who specialize in critical care medicine. Each patient is connected to advanced monitoring and life-support equipment via tubes, wires, and cables.

Our ICU is designed to provide:

One-to-one or one-to-two nurse-to-patient care, ensuring individualized attention.
Real-time monitoring of vital signs such as heart rate, oxygen levels, and blood pressure.
Advanced life-support systems to assist or replace organ functions as needed.