Critical Care Medicine (ICU)

Department of Critical Care Medicine (ICU)

The Department of Critical Care Medicine (Intensive Care Unit, ICU) of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated with Fudan University is a clinical base for critical care medicine. It provides timely, systematic, and high-quality medical monitoring and treatment technologies for patients whose lives are threatened by dysfunction of one or more organs and systems caused by various factors, or who have potentially high-risk factors. It is the specialized department of the hospital responsible for centralized monitoring and treatment of critically ill patients.

The Department of Critical Care Medicine of our hospital was established in July 2012. The department currently has 18 beds (including 2 positive-pressure rooms and 4 negative-pressure rooms) and 24 medical and nursing staff members. It is committed to providing patients with comprehensive, high-quality life support and monitoring 24 hours a day. Since its establishment, the department has admitted more than 1,000 critically ill patients annually, with a successful cure rate of over 98%.

The ICU brings together outstanding medical professionals. Every medical and nursing staff member has undergone rigorous professional training and mastered the most advanced medical knowledge and technologies.

The academic leader, Dai Qingqing, is a visiting scholar at St. Michael’s Hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto, a doctoral student, a postdoctoral fellow in surgery, and a master’s supervisor. She has been engaged in clinical work in critical care medicine for more than ten years. Her expertise includes the management of complex hemodynamics, obstetric and gynecologic critical illness, the treatment of severe infections, extracorporeal life support (IABP, ECMO, etc.), critical care ultrasound, and the treatment of multiple organ failure. She not only has extensive clinical experience but is also active on academic exchange platforms in China and abroad. She has published multiple SCI papers, served several times as a simultaneous interpreter at national critical care annual conferences, participated in the development of multiple expert consensuses, led the Youth Science Fund project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and participated as a key member in the National Key Research and Development Program led by the Department of Emergency Medicine of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated with Fudan University. Under the leadership of Director Dai Qingqing and through the unremitting efforts of all medical and nursing staff, the ICU has developed into a comprehensive department integrating medical care, teaching, and research. It serves as a strong support for all clinical departments and has become the hospital’s clinical teaching base for medical care and nursing.

The ICU medical and nursing team consists of multidisciplinary personnel, including critical care physicians, respiratory therapists, and wound/ostomy specialist nurses and nutrition specialist nurses. With critical care principles at its core, the team uses advanced diagnostic and treatment equipment and technologies to conduct continuous and dynamic qualitative and quantitative assessments of patients’ conditions and provides standardized, high-quality life support for critically ill patients through effective interventions.

The application of these advanced technologies has not only greatly improved the efficiency and success rate of treatment and rescue but also provided patients with all types of critical illness with comprehensive, around-the-clock “full-chain treatment and rescue” services.

Humanistic care is also an indispensable part of our department’s daily work. We are committed to creating a warm and quiet treatment environment, reducing noise from medical equipment and environmental disturbances, and enabling patients to feel the warmth and affection of home during treatment. At the same time, we deeply understand and respect each patient’s religious beliefs, cultural customs, and personal values, incorporating these factors into the patient’s overall care plan so that it can better meet the patient’s individualized needs. From the time each patient enters the ICU until transfer back to the ward, all medical and nursing staff provide every service with an attitude of serving patients in all respects, including communication with family members and follow-up after transfer. To date, no patient has had a dispute or given an unsatisfactory evaluation. We understand deeply that details determine success or failure; we start with the details and ensure that every step is handled properly.

The ICU will continue to uphold the core principles of “reverence for life and pursuit of excellence” and constantly advance and innovate medical technologies. We will strengthen exchanges and cooperation with internationally advanced medical institutions and introduce more cutting-edge treatment concepts and technical approaches. At the same time, we will continue to optimize medical service processes and quality-control systems to provide patients with higher-quality, more efficient, and more convenient medical services. We believe that through the joint efforts of all medical and nursing staff, the ICU will continue to write new miracles of life and achievements in medicine!

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