Large hospitals with intensive care units represent the pinnacle of care and treatment for critically ill patients who may have life-threatening illnesses. Maintenance of vital functions is the goal of intensive care to stop further physiological deterioration, mortality and minimise the condition of critically ill patients. ICUs therefore require advanced and specialised critical care equipment for careful observation, prompt treatment and often long-term care of patients with serious injuries or major organ failure.

 

 

What care is provided in the ICU?

 

1. Close and frequent monitoring of vital signs: In the ICU, patients are monitored more frequently than in a regular hospital room. Vital signs, such as heart rate, blood pressure and respiratory rate, as well as parameters, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, can be monitored continuously by electronic devices placed to monitor them at any given time. Also, in addition to continuous monitoring, nurses in an intensive care unit may manually check vital signs more frequently than in a general hospital ward.

2. Centrally Located Vital Signs: While your loved one’s vital signs are continuously monitored, blood pressure and heart rate readings will be visible on a digital device at the bedside. In addition, many ICUs are equipped with a centrally located screen that displays the patient’s vital signs outside the room. This allows nurses to read the vital signs of multiple patients even when they are not in the room and keep abreast of important changes.

3. Close Adjustment of Fluids, Electrolytes and Medications: In addition to close medical monitoring, the ICU is an environment where patients are able to receive more frequent and complex fine-tuning of important therapies, such as intravenous fluids and electrolytes such as sodium and potassium, calcium and magnesium. Many potent medications may have unpredictable effects and require an immediate response.

4. Some surgical procedures may be performed: Certain surgical procedures that can be performed at the patient’s bedside are less suitable for general hospital wards. For example, a patient undergoing a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt may require interventions that require a sterile environment to prevent infection, but this does not necessarily need to be done in the operating theatre. These types of procedures can be performed efficiently in the ICU without moving and disturbing the patient.

 

This is ICU equipment list:

 

• Anaesthesia Machine
• Respiratory Ventilator
• Intensive Care Bed
• Transfer Stretcher
• Electrocardiograph
• Patient Monitor
• Syringe Pump
• Infusion Pump
• Enteral Feeding Pump

 

1. Anaesthesia Machine

 

Anaesthetic machines are also widely used in intensive care units. Anaesthesia machine is used to deliver anaesthetics to the patient in order to keep him/her in a comatose state during surgery. It also monitors the patient’s vital signs, such as heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, and so on.

 

Here are some of the functions of an anaesthesia machine:

• Administers anaesthesia
• Controls its depth.
• Manages the patient’s breathing completely.
• Monitor all respiratory variables.
• Monitor your own functioning.

Anaesthesia Machine

 

There have been some reports of anaesthetic machines being used for sedation with inhalation anaesthetics during prolonged ventilation. However, ICU ventilators are still the preferred choice for long-term use because critical care clinicians are familiar with them. Anaesthesia machines are not designed for long-term use and therefore present unique safety issues.

 

2. Respiratory Ventilator 

 

Respiratory ventilators save the lives of patients with respiratory failure by assisting the lungs to inhale and exhale air to help them breathe. These machines are used to treat patients suffering from pneumonia, brain injury, stroke, heart failure, and other conditions.
People who experience breathing difficulties are put on a ventilator for a short period of time until they are able to breathe on their own again. If you are unable to breathe on your own again, you may need to use a ventilator for a longer period of time.

 

Respiratory ventilators are divided into non-invasive and invasive ventilators.

 

Not only can non-invasive ventilators help patients improve their condition, they may also avoid the pain of tracheal intubation and reduce many complications such as invasive ventilator-associated pneumonia. However, invasive ventilators are needed to help when non-invasive ventilator support is insufficient or when the patient has too much airway secretion to clear it on his/her own.

 

The invasive ventilator can solve the problem of the patient’s airway patency, as well as improve the patient’s oxygenation status, and when the cause of the patient’s illness has been removed, the endotracheal tube can be removed and the patient can be discharged from the invasive ventilator. Patients on invasive ventilators are usually given sedative and analgesic medications in order to reduce the pain felt by the patient and to forget this painful memory.

AV-3010 Invasive/Non-invasive Ventilator

 

3. Intensive Care Bed

 

ICU ward beds are special hospital beds designed for ICUs to take care of critical patients.

 

 

Each bed in the ICU ward should include:

• Electric: Can be operated using a mobile phone or control panel without the need for medical personnel to manually reposition the bed.
• Provides the heart chair and Trendelenburg positioning function: these positions are conducive to breathing and circulation to help the body function.
• Stress relief mattress: Use foam or replacement air cushion to relieve pressure.

The use of these bed components can save patients’ lives.

• CPR: Press this button after the patient has cardiac arrest to quickly restore the bed to a horizontal position to facilitate rescue operations such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Iv stands with hooks: Patients often need to take multiple medications at the same time, and having an IV stand with multiple hooks is very useful.
• Removable head and foot Board: can be used as cardiac resuscitation plates and perform prone position.
• Nurse control: allows the nurse to easily locate and control the bed position.

Intensive care units are facing increasing demand, and we help meet hospital requirements and equip ICU beds to prepare for rapid response.

BIC801  ICU Bed

 

4. Transfer Stretcher

 

Patient transfer stretchers are medical tools used in hospitals for transferring patients in the supine position. They are designed for use in emergency departments, post-anaesthetic care units and trauma centres. Stretchers are needed to lift patients efficiently. Patients who are immobile or in serious condition require a stretcher to move from one place to another.

 

Transfer stretchers allow hospital staff to quickly and easily transfer people between wards and operating theatres. Especially when patients need to be transferred, you can do it gently without the physical strain of manual lifting on staff.

 

These transfer stretchers are mainly used for:

• Transferring people to the operating theatre or theatre
• Recovering from surgery
• Bariatric patients
• Zero clearance transfers
• Outdoor transport
• Trauma and emergency situations

BD111BD Hydraulic Transfer Stretcher

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5. Electrocardiograph

 

ECG is aimed at early detection of abnormal heart rhythms for timely intervention and management. In addition to simple heart rate monitoring and detection of life-threatening arrhythmias, the goals of ECG monitoring include detection of myocardial ischaemia, diagnosis of complex arrhythmias, and identification of QT interval prolongation.
Typically, ECGs are divided into these four types: single-channel, three-channel, six-channel, and twelve-channel ECGs.

 

The difference between these 4 types of ECG:

1. A single-channel ECG machine has only one detection channel for one axis of the ECG, which can detect systole and diastole of the heart, but not other aspects of the heart, such as the structure and function of the heart.
2. A three-channel ECG machine has three detection channels and can detect all three axes of the ECG. It can detect the systole and diastole of the heart, as well as the structure and function of the heart, but cannot detect other aspects of the heart.
3. A six-channel ECG machine has six detection channels and can detect all six axes of the ECG. It can detect systole and diastole of the heart, as well as the structure and function of the heart, and it can also detect other aspects of the heart, such as blood flow in the heart.
4. Twelve-channel electrocardiographs have twelve detection channels, which can detect the twelve axes of the electrocardiogram, and can detect the systole and diastole of the heart, as well as the structure and function of the heart, and can detect other aspects of the heart, such as the blood flow of the heart, as well as lesions of the heart.

ECG1201 12 Channel ECG Machine

 

6.Patient Monitor

 

 

Patients who are critically ill or at some risk after surgery. Under certain circumstances, the patient’s physiological indicators, such as ECG, blood pressure, blood samples, pulse, temperature, respiration, etc. are sometimes abnormal and threaten the patient’s life. The monitor displays the patient’s ECG, respiratory rate, oxygen level and heart rate on a single screen, making it easier for clinicians to track the patient’s condition. This simplifies the work of ICU staff, who can conveniently track all aspects of a patient’s health status using portable monitors.

F6 ICU Multipara Patient Monitor

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7. Syringe Pump

 

 

 

Critically ill patients often require large amounts of medication to facilitate their recovery. Many medications enter the body too quickly or too slowly, which can lead to exacerbation of the condition, such as pressure-raising drugs, antihypertensive drugs, and sedative drugs. Patients often need to use many of these intravenous pumps or apply pump towers directly, thus enabling precise refinement in treatment.

WRSP-702 Multi Channel Syringe Pump

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8. Infusion Pump

 

Intravenous infusion is a commonly used clinical method of drug delivery. Depending on the patient’s constitution and the nature of the infused fluid, different drip rates need to be established. Too fast or too slow may cause adverse reactions, making it difficult to guarantee the expected efficacy, and even directly affecting nursing safety.
The condition of patients in ICU is heavy, and the infusion pump can accurately control the speed and total amount of liquid infused into patients under the manipulation and management of the microcomputer, and pay close attention to the infusion situation. It improves the effect of intravenous infusion, high safety and efficiency of nursing service.

WRIP-XD Pharmaceutical IV Infusion Pump

 

9. Enteral Feeding Pump

 

Patients who are unable to eat can receive nutrition and fluids through nutrition pumps.
The morbidity rate of intensive care unit (ICU) can reach 56%～62%, and its main reason is that the concentration of nutrient solution is too high, the perfusion speed is too fast, the nutrient solution is contaminated when it is prepared as well as the function of gastrointestinal tract of critically ill patients is weakened.
Nutrition pump continuous feeding can strictly control the speed and amount of nutrition solution, which can reduce the number of diarrhoea. Nutrition pump continuous feeding is a continuous process and is non-intermittent; this can avoid the occurrence of acute bloating and better maintain the stability of the internal environment. In critically ill patients, continuous feeding can meet nutritional requirements more quickly, reduce negative nitrogen balance and decrease the incidence of hypoproteinaemia.

 

WRSP-5021A Enteral Feeding Pump

 

Conclusion

 

As clinical medicine evolves and a patient is admitted to the ICU for an urgent illness, surgical complication, or accident, his or her road to recovery may be smoother or more complicated than others. According to this ICU equipment list can help you keep abreast of changes in your patient’s condition, be aware of the instability that exists in your patient, and be able to respond more quickly to any emergencies. It is our hope that this equipment will facilitate a meaningful and lasting recovery for the patient and his or her family.

Anaesthesia Machine	AV-3010 Invasive/Non-invasive Ventilator	BIC801  ICU Bed	BD111BD Hydraulic Transfer Stretcher	ECG1201 12 Channel ECG Machine
F6 ICU Multipara Patient Monitor	WRSP-702 Multi Channel Syringe Pump	WRIP-XD Pharmaceutical IV Infusion Pump	WRSP-5021A Enteral Feeding Pump