Respiratory care unit

Japanese: respiratory care unit（英語表記）respiratorycareunit

… In many cases, ICU also includes CCU (coronary care unit), which was developed to treat patients with acute myocardial infarction. Many hospitals also have specialized facilities similar to ICU, such as RCU (respiratory care unit) for respiratory care, NICU (neonatal ICU) for newborns only, or surgical ICU for surgical patients only. These are considered to be subdivisions of ICU, but are often operated as special wards for each medical department. …

From [Emergency Medical Care]

…Depending on the hospital, there are facilities that only accommodate and treat patients with heart disease (cardiac (or coronary) care unit, abbreviated as CCU), facilities for patients with respiratory disease (respiratory care unit, abbreviated as RCU), and facilities for patients with brain diseases and injuries (neurological intensive care unit, abbreviated as RCU).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "respiratory care unit" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…急性心筋梗塞（こうそく）患者を対象として発展したCCU(coronary care unit)もICUに含まれる場合が多い。ICUと類似した専門施設として，呼吸器専門のRCU(respiratory care unit)，新生児のみを対象とするNICU(neonatal ICU)，あるいは外科系患者のみを収容する外科ICUなどを開設している病院も多い。これはICUの細分化したものと考えられるが，各診療科の特殊病棟として運営されている場合が多い。…

【救急医療】より

…病院によっては，心臓病患者のみを収容し治療する施設(cardiac(またはcoronary) care unit。略称CCU)，呼吸器病患者用施設(respiratory care unit。略称RCU)，脳の病気やけが人を収容する施設(neurological intensive care unit。…

※「respiratory care unit」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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