Critical Care Medicine

Overview

Critical care medicine specialists provide dedicated, continuous care to critically ill patients who require advanced monitoring and care in the Intensive Care Unit setting. These specialists, who have special training in the care of critically ill patients, work closely with anesthesiologists, surgeons and other specialists in the hospital.

Special areas of service include:

• Management of shock and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Respiratory failure
• Multisystem organ failure (including renal and hepatic)
• Sepsis (infection)
• Central nervous system crises
• Cardiac failure
• Transplantation