Definitions for "Intensive care"
close monitoring of a patient who is seriously ill
Advanced and highly specialized care provided to medical or surgical patients whose conditions are life threatening and require comprehensive care and constant monitoring, usually administered in specially equipped units of a healthcare facility.
Medical or surgical care unit in a hospital that provides care for patients who need more care than a general medical or surgical unit can give.
frequent treatment designed to get pain or symptom relief as quickly as possible; does not imply a cure of the underlying cause.