Surgical intermediate care unit
Concepts and experience on 300 patients
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surgical centersAbstract
We present the experience on 300 consecutive patients,
treated within a 20 months period (from ju/y 1988 to
february 1990) in the Intermedia te Care Unit of the
Surgical Clinic "F" of the Clinics Hospital in Montevideo.
We define the concept of monovalent surgica/ unit: its
assistance aims for the managment of high technical
complexity proceedings, its value concerning education
and research in the medica! and nursery areas.
The occupation index of the unit was 59.3%. 48.4% of
the cases were digestive cancers, acute abdomen
disorders and politraumas; arterial, bife and
pleuropulmonar diseases, 8%, 6. 7% and 5.6%
respective/y; hydatidosis, 5%; and a disease group with a
low incidence, 18.3%
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