Critical care or Intensive care is a medical specialty caring for patients who are critically ill, which includes patients who require hemodynamic support (hypertension/hypotension), airway or respiratory compromise (ventilator support), acute renal failure (AKI), cardiac arrhythmias, sepsis - multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), poisoning cases and snake bite victims.
Patients requiring intensive monitoring, such as after major surgery or patients who are unstable to be admitted to a ward or a room may also be admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Critical care department works closely with emergency department, cardiologists, nephrologist, gastroenterologist, anesthesiologists, surgeons and other specialists in the hospital to give the best care to the patients. Holy family hospital has a set of highly skilled staff to provide patients with comprehensive medical care.
Holy family hospital has redefined intensive care medicine in Thodupuzha through its medical expertise and state of the art infrastructure, establishing it as one of the best critical care centre in Idukki district.