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Treatment on the ICU

Details of treatments

A patient in the ICU, surrounded by
supportive equipment

Treatment that a patient may receive on the ICU can involve the use of specailist equipment that is designed to aid the patients recovery.

Treatment includes the use mechanical ventilator to assist breathing through an endotracheal tube or a tracheotomy opening, 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 main condition(s), induce sedation, reduce pain, and prevent secondary infections.