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ICU Equipment slideshow

The modern hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment designed to keep critically ill patients alive and help them recover. The range and complexity of ICU equipment can be overwhelming for those unfamiliar with it, and yet these pieces of machinery are essential for providing an optimal level of care. From advanced imaging technology to computerized monitoring systems, this article will provide a comprehensive look at the different types of ICU equipment available today.

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ICU Equipment slideshow

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  1. ICU EquipmentIntroduction ICU Ventilators are also referred to as intensive care ventilators. ICU Ventilators assist inhale and exhale patient breathing during ICU recovery after surgery or during surgery. Using an ICU ventilator to treat patients in hospital scenarios including poor lung function, brain injury, stroke, pneumonia.

  2. Ventilators A Ventilator or Breathing Machine is a machine that does any or all of the the work of breathing for a patient. Ventilators are used for breathing support or to aid the function of the lungs. The machine forces air through the lungs via a tube inserted into the windpipe (trachea) or using a tightly fitting mask.

  3. Monitors • Critical patients in the ICU monitors require close monitoring. In one way, patients with chronic health conditions in the ICU undergo monitoring. Vital Signs (heart rate, rhythm, blood pressure, and respiratory rate) are displayed by digital monitors at the patient's bedside and the main unit's clerk station. The ICU team can easily view the screens at these locations, and respond to changes as they occur.

  4. Dialysis • A dialysis machine, or artificial kidney, is a treatment used to take over the work of the kidneys and remove fluid, waste products, and some poisons from the blood. In order to remove the blood for dialysis, a special type of intravenous tube is inserted into a large vein in the neck or groin. Blood flows through the tube into the dialysis machine and is then filtered and then returned to the body.

  5. IV Pumps • Many of the medicines and treatments given in the ICU must be administered straight into the blood stream by use of an intravenous catheter (IV). Continuous flow (infusions) or additional doses (boluses) of these medications can be given by the ICU doctors and nurses using a programmable IV pump. You will notice the nursing staff attaching medications to the IV pumps, following the procedure.

  6. Feeding Tubes • Feeding tubes are used to offer nutrition and fluid when life-saving treatments are unavailable. They are generally inserted into the stomach through the nasal (nasogastric or NG tube) or via a skin incision (gastronomy tube or PEG). In the intensive care unit, the dietician considers dietary options that will provide for maximum health.

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