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Descriptor English: Intensive Care Units
Descriptor Spanish: Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos
Descriptor unidades de cuidados intensivos
Entry term(s) UCI
UCI, unidades de cuidados intensivos
UVI
unidad de vigilancia intensiva
unidades de vigilancia intensiva
Scope note: Unidades hospitalarias que prestan vigilancia y atención continuas a pacientes en estado grave.
Descriptor Portuguese: Unidades de Terapia Intensiva
Descriptor French: Unités de soins intensifs
Entry term(s): Care Unit, Intensive
Care Units, Intensive
ICU Intensive Care Units
Intensive Care Unit
Unit, Intensive Care
Units, Intensive Care
Tree number(s): N02.278.388.493
VS3.002.001.001.005
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007362
Scope note: Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(63)
DeCS ID: 7530
Unique ID: D007362
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Intensive Care Units - Preferred
Concept UI M0011481
Scope note Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.
Preferred term Intensive Care Units
Entry term(s) Care Unit, Intensive
Care Units, Intensive
ICU Intensive Care Units
Intensive Care Unit
Unit, Intensive Care
Units, Intensive Care



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