The full name of ICU is Intensive Care Unit. An ICU is a special part of a hospital for patients who are severely sick or ...

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN ICU REACHES OR EXCEEDS CAPACITY? A maxed-out ICU can become a staffing and logistical nightmare. Nurses who might normally take care of one patient now must keep three or four ...

A high proportion of time spent in medication-induced deep sedation in the ICU was associated with an increased risk of loss ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California's remaining intensive care capacity is alarmingly low, just 2.1% as of Friday. What happens if that number drops even further and hits 0%? Gov. Gavin Newsom explained in a ...

Delirium affects up to 50% of patients in the ICU, especially those who are mechanically ventilated and sedated. Delirium is ...

Like my patients, he was on life support—but from my body rather than machines. Illustration by Victor Juhasz. This article appears in the October 16/23, 2023 issue, with the headline “The Labor of ...

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what led to a 15-year-old boy getting sick and having to be hospitalized.

Last week, 3,171 COVID deaths were reported in the United States. In the past seven days, an average of 13 COVID deaths were reported each day in Los Angeles County, California, the country’s most ...

Ventilators can assist with lung function for those with severe respiratory infections, and it's often necessary in the ICU.