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intensive care
intensive care (intensive therapy) (in-ten-siv) n. specialized and monitored health care provided for critically ill and immediately postoperative patients by specialist multidisciplinary staff in a specially designed hospital unit (i. c. or i. t. unit, ICU or ITU). neonatal i. c. unit (NICU) a unit providing intensive care for preterm, very low-birth-weight, and seriously ill babies. paediatric i. c. unit (PICU) a unit providing intensive care for seriously ill children. See also coronary care.
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"intensive care." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "intensive care." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-intensivecare.html "intensive care." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-intensivecare.html |
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intensive care
in·ten·sive care • n. special medical treatment of a dangerously ill patient, with constant monitoring. ∎ a unit or ward in a hospital devoted to such treatment: she sat outside intensive care. |
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"intensive care." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "intensive care." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-intensivecare.html "intensive care." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-intensivecare.html |
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