The surgical ICU looks after patients after major operations and serious injuries. Major surgery places extra load on the heart, lungs and kidneys, and pain, bleeding or infection can slow recovery. The first hours and days after an operation need patient, attentive care.
Patients at a critical care hospital in Mumbai, such as Apex, move from the operating theatre to a monitored bed, controlled so that patients can breathe deeply and begin to move, wounds and drains are checked, and physiotherapy and nutrition start as soon as it is safe.
Possible concerns include bleeding, infection, breathing complications and clots, which are watched for and treated early.
Apex provides surgical critical care for patients assessed as suitable:
