The Intensive care unit of Green Life Hospital offers Unit-1, Non COVID  unit and Unit-2, Covid unit situated in level -5 , which deals with seriously ill patients who are cared for by specially trained doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and dietitians. The department is operational 24/7 with every facility to serve the ailing bodies with utmost care. The ICU is well equipped with latest equipment required for optimum care of critically ill patients.

We aspire to uphold the following morals:

Compassion: we care the people we look after, care about each other and the work

 

Accountability: understand the responsibility of caring people.

 

Respect: friendly and respectful to everyone at all times.

 

Excellence: strives for excellence in every aspect of work.

 

Safety: ensure the safety for staff and patients inside ICU

 

The Intensive Care Unit is an expensive resource area and should be reserved for patients with reversible medical conditions with a reasonable prospect of substantial recovery. Patients with the following conditions are candidates for admission to the Intensive Care Unit.

A. Respiratory

Acute respiratory failure requiring ventilatory support

Acute pulmonary embolism with hemodynamic instability

Massive hemoptysis

Upper airway obstruction

B. Cardiovascular

Shock states

Life-Threatening dysrhythmias

Dissecting aortic aneurysms

Hypertensive emergencies

Need for continuous invasive monitoring of cardiovascular system

(Arterial pressure, central venous pressure, cardiac output)

 

 

C. Neurological

Severe head trauma

Status epilepticus

Meningitis with altered mental status or respiratory compromise

Acutely altered sensorium with the potential for airway compromise

Progressive neuromuscular dysfunction requiring respiratory support and / or cardiovascular monitoring (myasthenia gravis, Gullain- Barre syndrome).

Brain dead or potentially brain dead patients who are being aggressively managed while determining organ donation status Program.

D. Renal

Requirement for acute renal replacement therapies in an unstable patient 

Acute rhabdomyolysis with renal insufficiency

E. Endocrine

 Diabetic ketoacidosis complicated by hemodynamic instability, altered mental status 

Severe metabolic acidotic states

Thyroid storm or myxedema coma with hemodynamic instability 

Hyperosmolar state with coma and/or hemodynamic instability 

Adrenal crises with hemodynamic instability

 Other severe electrolyte abnormalities, such as:

- Hypo or hyperkalemia with dysrhythmias or muscular weakness
 - Severe hypo or hypernatremia with seizures, altered mental status
 - Severe hypercalcemia with altered mental status, requiring hemodynamic monitoring
 
 F. Gastrointestinal

 Life threatening gastrointestinal bleeding

Acute hepatic failure leading to coma, hemodynamic instability 3. Severe acute pancreatitis


 G. Hematology

 Severe coagulopathy and/or bleeding diathesis.

 Severe anemia resulting in hemodynamic and/or respiratory compromise. 

 Severe complications of sickle cell crisis.

 Hematological malignancies with multi-organ failure.

 

 

 

H. Obstetric

 Medical conditions complicating pregnancy

 Severe pregnancy induced hypertension/eclampsia 

 Obstetric hemorrhage

 Amniotic fluid embolism

I. Multi-system

 Severe sepsis or septic shock

 Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome

 Polytrauma

 Dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome

 Drug overdose with potential acute decompensation of major organ systems 

 Environmental injuries (lightning, near drowning,  hypo/hyperthermia

 Severe burns

J. Surgical

High risk patients in the peri-operative period

Post-operative patients requiring continuous hemodynamic monitoring/ ventilatory support, usually following:

       - Vascular surgery

       - thoracic surgery

       - airway surgery

       - craniofacial surgery

       - major orthopedic and spine surgery

       - general surgery with major blood loos / fluid shift

       - neurosurgical procedures

Consultants for Intensive Care Unit(ICU)