Critical Care

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.

At Holy family critical care unit, we manage

Toxicology and snake bite

Infectious disease, sepsis

Tropical diseases

Obstetric emergencies

Polytrauma

ARDS

Renal and liver failure

Post operative monitoring

Cardiac emergencies

Neurological emergencies.

Treatment facilities and procedures done

Endotracheal intubation

Mechanical ventilation

Non invasive ventilation (NIV)

Critical care ultrasound

USG guided invasive IV access

Cardiac output monitoring

Inhouse ABG monitoring

Lumbar puncture and CSF analysis

Bone marrow study

Toxicology screening

Intercostal drainage

Ultrasound guided paracentesis thoracocentesis and pericardiocentesis

Renal replant Therapy (IHD, SLED) – ICU bed side

Plasmapheresis – ICU bed side

Thrombolysis

Follow up outpatient clinic for patients discharged from ICU

Enteral and parenteral nutrition

Higlights

First of a kind in Idukki District

State of art multi disciplinary ICU

12 Bedded ICU equipped with the modern devices

Intensivist facility Available 24x7

BLS, ACLS trained nurses

Physiotherapist

Dietician

Dialysis technicians

Our Doctors

Dr. Sanjoy Joseph George
Dr. Sanjoy Joseph George
MBBS, MD, IDCCM