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Children’s Intensive Care

Synonym(s):

When children suffer from an organ failure or are at high risk of developing such a problem they require admission to the Children's Intensive Care Unit (CICU).

A dedicated multi-disciplinary team of medical and nursing staff care for these children in our 16-bedded CICU.

Equipped with a complete range of medical technologies we care for medical, surgical and post-operative patients, including young children recovering from cardio-thoracic surgeries.

CICU serves over 700 patients a year who have on-site medical attention around the clock.

For children who have been discharged and require follow-up care, our homecare team extends on-site assessment, education and medical support within the patients' home environment.

Range of Services:

  • Critical care management of paediatric medical patients
  • Critical care, pre-operative and post-operative care of paediatric surgical patients including cardiac surgical patients
  • Multi-disciplinary team for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
  • Children's Hospital Emergency Transport Services
  • Paediatric and homecare services
  • Resuscitation training
  • Venous access (central and peripherally inserted catheters)
  • Extra-corporeal life support services

Tags:

WHOLE BODY; Children's Intensive Care

Contact Information 

Level 2, Children's Tower 
65 6394 1778 (General Enquiries)

Conditions We Treat

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