Term: Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2012-04-20

Definition:

A hospital unit which specifically provides medical care to seriously ill patients.

Related concepts 

• Identifying Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Episodes in the Hospital Abstracts Data
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Days

Related terms 

• Artificial Life Support
• Critical Care / Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Data
• Critical Illness
• Critical Illness-Based Rate of ICU Care
• Daily Peak Bed Occupancy (DPBO)
• Estimated ICU Admission Pool (EIAP)
• Frequency of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) Use
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Days
• Intensivist
• Intermediate Care Unit
• Intermediate ICU (IICU)
• Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS I, II)
• Special Care Unit (SCU)
• Winnipeg ICU Database (WICUDB)

References 

• Garland A, Fransoo R, Olafson K, Ramsey C, Yogendran M, Chateau D, McGowan K. The Epidemiology and Outcomes of Critical Illness in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)

Term used in 

• Brownell M, Chartier M, Santos R, Ekuma O, Au W, Sarkar J, MacWilliam L, Burland E, Koseva I, Guenette W. How are Manitoba's Children Doing? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Frohlich N, Fransoo R, Roos NP. Indicators of Health Status and Health Service Use for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2001. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Heaman M, Kingston D, Helewa M, Brownell M, Derksen S, Bogdanovic B, McGowan K, Bailly A. Perinatal Services and Outcomes in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)
• Shanahan M, Lloyd M, Roos NP, Brownell M. Hospital Case Mix Costing Project 1991/92. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1994. [Report] (View)