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Descriptor English:   Intensive Care 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cuidados Intensivos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cuidados Intensivos 
Synonyms English:   Intensive Care, Surgical  
Tree Number:   E02.760.190.400
N02.421.585.190.400
Definition English:   Advanced and highly specialized care provided to medical or surgical patients whose conditions are life-threatening and require comprehensive care and constant monitoring. It is usually administered in specially equipped units of a health care facility. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coord IM with disease /ther or /surg (IM)
See Related English:   Critical Care
 
History Note English:   92; was see CRITICAL CARE 1980-91 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
ES ethics HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MA manpower
MT methods OG organization & administration
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization  
Record Number:   30034 
Unique Identifier:   D017055 

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