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critical care unit (CCU)
Often referred to as the intensive care unit (ICU). Though the two terms are interchangeable, the CCU, when set apart from the ICU, is an area in the hospital where where critically ill or injured patients are medically treated based mostly on protocol. Common CCUs include the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), the Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit (NSICU), the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the Coronary Care Unit (also CCU), and the burn or trauma unit. Patients in the ICU, on the other hand, are treated more holistically; their care takes into consideration any deviations they have from what the average person experiencing their condition would, incorporates the opinion of a multiprofessional staff and the latest technology or theories.

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critical, intensive, care, unit, CCU, ICU, medical, MICU, surgical, SICU, neurosurgery, NSICU, pediatric, PICU, neonatal, NICU, coronary, burn, trauma

Last modified at 9/8/2009 9:00 AM by Committee