The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Valdebebas Hospital (Madrid) is staffed by highly qualified specialists in Intensive Care Medicine, fully trained to manage a wide range of critical conditions requiring intensive care admission.
With 24/7 medical care, we ensure safety, quality, and a multidisciplinary approach, working closely with other hospital departments and applying innovative protocols that enhance the management of critically ill patients.
Comprehensive care for critically ill patients with complex conditions
Highly trained professionals with updated knowledge and extensive experience
Continuous 24/7 patient care
Active participation in hospital programs: antimicrobial stewardship (PROA), Sepsis Code, infectious disease committees, patient safety, and pharmacy committees
Collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to critical patient management
Promotion of organ donation and early detection of potential donors
Ongoing training for ICU and hospital staff
Basic and advanced CPR courses for healthcare professionals
Undergraduate training for medical students
Participation in university teaching projects
Treatments
Evaluation, diagnostic approach, and therapeutic management of all patients in immediate or potential life-threatening situations throughout the hospital.
Collaboration in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of any patient with a life-threatening condition, upon request by other hospital departments.
Close collaboration with Cardiology, Anesthesiology, and Emergency Services.
Basic and advanced CPR
Management of acute coronary syndrome (STEMI, NSTEMI)
Systemic fibrinolysis
Cardiac monitoring
Management of heart failure and cardiogenic shock
Management of arrhythmias
Electrical and pharmacological cardioversion
Placement of transcutaneous and temporary transvenous pacemakers
Central venous line and arterial line placement with/without ultrasound guidance
Hemodynamic monitoring: Swan-Ganz catheter, PiCCO, echocardiography
Echocardiography in critically ill patients
Pharmacological hemodynamic support: vasopressors and inotropes
Mechanical hemodynamic support: intra-aortic balloon pump
Diagnosis and treatment of hypertensive crisis
Pericardiocentesis and pericardial drainage
Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism, including fibrinolysis
Postoperative management following thoracic surgery
Detection and diagnosis of brain death
Maintenance of brain-dead patients prior to organ donation surgery
Management of severe and necro-hemorrhagic pancreatitis
Care of patients with severe upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Measurement and monitoring of intra-abdominal pressure
Nutritional support in ICU: enteral and parenteral nutrition
Diagnostic and therapeutic paracentesis
Diagnosis and management of acute liver failure and acute-on-chronic liver dys, including hepatorenal syndrome
Severe community-acquired and nosocomial infections
Diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of severe sepsis and septic shock of any etiology
Management of multiorgan dys in septic shock patients
Prevention of nosocomial infection with specific programs: Bacteremia Zero, Pneumonia Zero, Resistance Zero, UTI Zero, ENVIN registry
Diagnosis and management of acute and acute-on-chronic respiratory failure
Invasive mechanical ventilation
Non-invasive ventilation and high-flow oxygen therapy
Airway management, including video laryngoscopy and percutaneous tracheostomy
Extracorporeal CO₂ removal techniques (ECCO₂R)
Helium-oxygen and nitric oxide ventilation
Aerosol therapy
Thoracentesis and chest tube placement
Local fibrinolysis for pleural empyema
Lung ultrasound
Respiratory physiotherapy
Management of patients in coma
Diagnosis and treatment of neurological infections (meningitis, encephalitis)
Care of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage
Management of hemorrhagic stroke
Care and treatment of ischemic stroke, including stroke code and fibrinolysis
Management of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Basic transcranial Doppler ultrasound
Diagnosis and management of seizures and status epilepticus
Management of intracranial hypertension and intracranial pressure monitoring systems
Diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular diseases (myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, neuropathies, myopathies)
Management of multiorgan failure in critically ill oncohematology patients
Monitoring of high-risk treatments (monoclonal antibodies, chemotherapy)
Thrombotic microangiopathy: HUS, TTP, HELLP syndrome
Pharmacological management of acute psychiatric conditions: delirium tremens, malignant neuroleptic syndrome, uncontrolled agitation
Management of refeeding syndrome
Monitoring and management of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Management of electrolyte and acid-base disorders
Management of acute kidney injury
Extrarenal depuration techniques: CVVHD, CVVHDF, with citrate anticoagulation
Plasmapheresis
Diagnosis and treatment of severe endocrine emergencies: diabetic ketoacidosis, thyroid storm, Addisonian crisis
Management of intoxications/poisonings
Abdominal surgery
Vascular and cardiovascular surgery
Thoracic surgery
Neurosurgery
Orthopedic surgery
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