The Intensive Care Unit at Nishat Hospital is looked after by a dedicated team of intensivists .It has a specialised in-house training programme for ICU nurses as well. Regular BLS, ALLS and Trauma workshops are also conducted for all faculties.
A Rapid Response Team (Code Blue Team) is in place for a timely and appropriate response to cardiac arrests and any other medical emergencies that may occur in or outside the hospital.
The 65 bedded Intensive Care Unit of JH is equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, instruments, monitoring systems and has the following super-speciality units:
Medical ICU
Nishat Hospital specialises in dealing with all kinds of medical emergencies including renal and hepatic emergencies. A highly-trained team at the Medical ICU looks after Respiratory, Renal and Hepatic ailures, GI emergencies, cancer emergencies, severe tropical infections e.g. malaria, dengue etc. Other kinds of emergencies e.g. acute poisoning and severe environmental disasters can be treated successfully at the Medical ICU.
Neuro ICU
Considered one of the best in the country, the Neuro Intensive Care Unit has the largest number of Stroke patients who undergo treatment using clot bursting therapy (TPA). ICP monitoring, EEG monitoring, Transcranial Dopper imaging and state-of-the-art CT scanning with digital subtraction angiography are normally used in case of severe neurological illnesses. Intensivists interact with dedicated in-house neurologists and neurosurgeons to provide the most modern treatments for all levels of neurological emergencies including strokes, subarachanoid haemorrhage, Guillain Barre Syndrome and other emergencies.
Cardiac ICU
The Cardiac ICU at Nishat Hospital works closely with the intervention cardiology department to provide advanced treatment options for all kinds of cardiac emergencies including acute myocardial infarction, cardiac failure, cardiogenic shock etc. Thrombolysis, primary Angioplasty, non-invasive and invasive heart-lung support, intra-aortic balloon catheterization therapy and temporary pacing are some of the treatment modalities employed at Cardiac ICU.
Trauma ICU
Polytrauma including chest, abdomen and head trauma are routinely treated at Trauma ICU. Intensive care specialists, surgeons, orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons interact to provide state-of-the-art care to critically ill patients.