Any ICU in China has a common impression in everyone's mind: the huge and mysterious cost is mainly due to the large number of equipment and closed management.
Today, I will share with you the ten most commonly used equipment and charges in the ICU, and unveil this mysterious veil, so that everyone can see the doctor clearly.

One of the "artifacts" of the ICU: the syringe pump

1 yuan/hour, without medical care, many diseases will be incurable

This device, called an intravenous pump, is a device that can accurately pump out drugs within a few minutes, and is one of the essential "artifacts" of the ICU.

The patients who go to the ICU are very serious. For such patients, many drugs enter the body too quickly or too slowly, which may aggravate the condition. Such as antihypertensive drugs, antihypertensive drugs, sedative drugs...

Some patients often need to use such intravenous pumps in large quantities to achieve precise and refined treatment, which is an obvious difference between ICU and ward medication.

This is also a good guarantee for the effect of ICU treatment. The cost is 1 yuan per hour, but if a patient uses more, it is also a lot of money.

In order to ensure the efficacy of ICU, there are many "artifacts" of this type of equipment, and the application also leads to an increase in cost, so the cost of each ICU patient is very expensive!

This thing is called an infusion pump , which can precisely control the patient's infusion rate and infusion volume. It is another "artifact" that every patient in the ICU must have.

The patients in the ward were in mild condition, and most of the organs functioned normally. This is not a problem if the patient's infusion is faster or slower. The body can adjust and adapt on its own. In general, the input rate and infusion volume can be roughly estimated by looking at the drip rate.

ICU patients are seriously ill, and require precise infusion rate, sometimes very slow, tens of milliliters or even ten milliliters per hour, such as heart failure patients.

Some patients require rapid rehydration, which may require hundreds or even thousands of milliliters per hour, such as in hemorrhagic shock. None of this can be done by counting droplets.

The infusion pump is an indispensable device in the ICU. It is the embodiment of precision and the guarantee of curative effect. The problem is solved.