Overview
The Adult Intensive Care Unit (AICU) at Al Nas Hospital is a specialized unit designed to provide advanced, round-the-clock care for critically ill adult patients. Equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring and life-support systems, the AICU offers comprehensive management for patients with life-threatening medical and surgical conditions, including those requiring intensive postoperative care after complex cardiac, gastrointestinal, and liver transplant surgeries.
Scope of the Unit
The AICU delivers a full spectrum of intensive care services, from invasive and non-invasive monitoring to advanced ventilatory and hemodynamic support. Special attention is given to managing postoperative high-risk patients, acute metabolic crises such as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and multi-organ failure. The unit’s mission is to ensure patient safety, optimize recovery, and support comprehensive multidisciplinary care for critically ill adults.
Specialized Procedures and Functions
Advanced hemodynamic monitoring and stabilization
Post-cardiac surgery care (open-heart procedures, valve replacements, complex adult congenital heart surgeries )
Post-liver transplantation care, including graft monitoring and immunosuppression management
Post-GIT surgery care, including management of complications and nutritional support
Management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and other acute metabolic crises
Mechanical ventilation (invasive and non-invasive) for respiratory failure
Renal replacement therapy (intermittent hemodialysis and CRRT) for acute kidney injury
Sepsis management and multi-organ support
Neurological monitoring and postoperative intensive care
rapid response team and ICU outreach for very ill patients outside of the ICU
What We Manage
At AL NAS Hospital’s Adult Intensive Care Unit (AICU), we provide advanced, round-the-clock care for critically ill adult patients with complex medical and surgical conditions, including:
- Postoperative recovery following cardiac, liver transplant, and gastrointestinal surgeries
- Advanced heart failure and cardiac catheterization patients requiring level 2 and 3 intensive care
- Acute metabolic conditions such as DKA
- Acute respiratory failure and ARDS
- Severe infections and septic shock
- Multi-organ dysfunction requiring advanced support
- Neurological emergencies and post-surgical monitoring
- Emergency surgical cases requiring intensive support
