TICU

Medical abbreviation · Hospital

TICU stands for Trauma intensive care unit, a hospital abbreviation.

Found in larger trauma centers, this unit is dedicated to severely injured patients, managing multiple injuries, massive transfusion, brain injury and staged surgery.

Example: Polytrauma from MVC admitted to TICU after damage-control laparotomy.

Usage notes

In some hospitals TICU means transplant ICU instead, so unit names should be confirmed locally. Trauma ICU teams follow American College of Surgeons trauma center standards. Smaller hospitals care for trauma patients in a combined surgical ICU.

Related abbreviations

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• SNF – Skilled nursing facility
• SPD – Sterile processing department
• SSI – Surgical site infection
• SW – Social work
• TCU – Transitional care unit
• Tele – Telemetry
• TJC – The Joint Commission
• UC – Urgent care
• UM – Utilization management
• UR – Utilization review
• VAP – Ventilator-associated pneumonia
• WBN – Well-baby nursery

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