The Adult Intensive Care Unit is a specialized healthcare area where the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring processes of life-threatening acute or chronic diseases are carried out with a multidisciplinary approach. The Level 3 Adult Intensive Care Unit within Atlas University Hospital provides internationally standardized, scientific, and patient-centered healthcare services to critically ill patients. Our unit operates as a reference center for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients requiring advanced life support. Services are provided in accordance with the principles of patient safety, adherence to ethical values, a scientific approach, and continuous improvement.
Patient Groups Served
The following patient groups receive diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring in our Intensive Care Unit:
- Sepsis and septic shock patients
- Patients with acute and chronic respiratory failure
- Patients requiring invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation support.
- Patients who develop multiple organ failure
- Patients requiring close monitoring after major surgical procedures
- Severe trauma patients
- Patients requiring critical care due to cardiovascular diseases
- Neurological emergencies and patients with altered consciousness
- Patients who develop acute renal failure
- Patients requiring intensive care due to poisoning and metabolic emergencies
- Level 1 intensive care units are the highest-level intensive care units that provide advanced monitoring, organ support therapies, and life support applications.
Diagnostic and Treatment Options
In our unit, the following practices are carried out in light of current scientific data:
- Advanced hemodynamic monitoring
- Invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation applications
- High-flow oxygen therapies
- Arterial and central venous catheterization
- Interventional procedures guided by ultrasound
- Continuous renal replacement therapies (CRRT)
- Hemodialysis support
- ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
- Tracheostomy care and follow-up
- Nutritional support practices
- Pain, sedation, and delirium management.
- Infection control and isolation practices
In intensive care units, continuous monitoring, the use of advanced technological equipment, and the support of vital functions are among the fundamental elements.
Multidisciplinary Approach
Intensive care services are a process that requires teamwork. In our unit;
- Intensive care specialists
- Anesthesiology and Resuscitation specialists
- Faculty members and specialist physicians from the relevant departments
- Intensive care nurses
- Physiotherapists
- Dietitians
- Clinical pharmacists
- Infection control team
- Other healthcare professionals
By working in coordination, they create care plans tailored to the individual needs of patients.
Education and Academic Activities
As a university hospital, our unit not only provides healthcare services but also plays an active role in education and research activities. We contribute to the training processes of medical students, resident physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals; and we integrate current scientific advancements into clinical practice.
National and international scientific studies, research projects, and academic publications contribute to the development of knowledge in the field of intensive care.
Approach to Patients and Their Relatives
The intensive care process is a challenging period for both patients and their families. Therefore, in our unit, we prioritize keeping family members regularly informed, sharing treatment information transparently, and adopting a family-centered care approach while respecting patient rights.
