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The indications for admission to the Department of Internal Medicine Intensive Care at the Clinical Hospital Center Zemun
Department of Gastroenterology with Hepatology, Clinical Hospital Center Zemun , Belgrade , Serbia
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Gastroenterology with Hepatology, Clinical Hospital Center Zemun , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Internal Medicine Intensive Care, Clinical Hospital Center Zemun , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Internal Medicine Intensive Care, Clinical Hospital Center Zemun , Belgrade , Serbia
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Hospital Center Zemun , Belgrade , Serbia
Abstract
Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are inevitably positioned at the top of the treatment pyramid for patients with acute and life-threatening conditions according to current medical practice. The number of critically ill patients has dramatically increased owing to better treatment quality, a longer life expectancy, and the impact of modern technologies. This has raised concerns regarding the intensive care and surveillance of these patients. Compared to colleagues in non- intensive care services, the profiles of physicians and nurses/technicians working ICUs differ considerably in their patients’ approach and skills performance. Specific indications for ICU admission have been established due to the restricted number of available ICU beds. These patients are transferred to semi-intensive care (SICUs) services within the departments that correspond to their pathology once their critical condition has stabilized. The ICU patients cannot be fully recovered, but can have their conditions stabilized to the point where they may receive further treatment outside of the ICU. Thus, ICUs and SICUs represent one functional unit. The aim of this review is to present the indications for admission to the Department of Internal Medicine ICU of the Clinical Hospital Center Zemun.
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