Critical care medicine is a branch of medicine concerned with the provision of life support or organ support systems in patients who are critically ill and who usually require intensive monitoring.

Patients requiring intensive care usually require support for hemodynamic instability (hypertension/hypotension), airway or respiratory compromise (such as ventilator support), acute renal failure, potentially lethal cardiac dysrhythmias, and frequently the cumulative effects of multiple organ system failure.

Critical care usually takes a system by system approach to treatment. The nine key systems are each considered on an observation-intervention-impression basis to produce a daily plan. As well as the key systems, critical care treatment also raises other issues including psychological health, pressure points, mobilisation and physiotherapy, and secondary infections. 
   
Consultant

Dr.Mrs.Aparna Kulkarni MD (Anesthesia)