ICU / NICU

NICU

NICUs are equipped with complex machines and monitoring devices designed for the unique needs of tiny babies. There are mechanical ventilators (breathing machines), oxygen, medications, and supplies for medical care. Furthermore, there is technology to monitor nearly every system of a baby's body including body temperature, heart rate, breathing, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, and blood pressure. The following list includes some of the monitoring equipment often used in the NICU:

ICU

Equipment used in the ICU runs from the familiar, such as a blood pressure device, to very specialized devices, such as bedside monitors that follow many indicators of the patient's condition. For each piece of equipment, the information provided includes an explanation of how it works, when and for how long it is generally used, and possible complications.

The equipment item of interest.