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A new Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) corner was opened at IPD Level 2 of Apollo Hospitals Dhaka on June 1, 2010. Mr. Michael S. Potter, CEO, formally inaugurated the program. Senior management, Consultants and others were present at the program.
The New Medical ICU has 18 beds, increasing Apollo’s ICU support to 104 beds. It offers state-of-the-art specialized personal care for every critical patient, supervised by trained ICU doctors and nurses 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It provides:
* Central monitoring system
* Hi-tech vital sign monitor for every patient
* Invasive & non invasive haemodynamic monitoring system
* Syringe & infusion pumps for metered medications and accurate volume infusions
* Ultramodern ventilator with monitoring facilities for patient’s own breathing effort
* Instant Arterial Blood Gas analysis
* Instant electrolyte assessment
* Portable x-ray machine within ICU
* Bed side Echocardiogram and Ultrasonogram
* Bedside Continued Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) for moderate to severe kidney failure patients
* Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) facility for maintaining blood pressure in circulatory failure patients
* Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for patients who are unable to have nutrition by mouth |
