ICCU

From sophisticated bedside monitors to the most advanced ventilators and defibrillators, the ICU features state-of-the-art medical equipment. Mechanical ventilators to assist breathing through an endotracheal tube or a tracheostomy tube;external pacemakers; defibrillators; dialysis equipment for renal problems; equipment for the constant monitoring of bodily functions; a web of intravenous lines, feeding tubes, nasogastric tubes, suction pumps, drains, and catheters; and a wide array of drugs to treat the primary condition(s) of hospitalization. Medically induced comas, analgesics, and induced sedation are common ICU tools needed and used to reduce pain and prevent secondary infections.