Is an Intensive Care Unit Really Necessary?
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rest of the patients may get but scant nursing attention and are generally disturbed by the noise of machines and the frequent visits of doctors. A great deal of space is required around the bedside to allow for bulky respirators, suction apparatus, oxygen cylinders, E.C.G. oscilloscopes, etc., and usually at least two bed spaces are occupied. Since piped oxygen and suction are not universally available in general wards, nursing the patient is particularly difficult, with cylinders and suction machines getting in the way. Delicate and expensive apparatus often gets damaged and vital pieces get lost by
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