Gudelsky 7 West – Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU)

After surgery, patients are taken directly to the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU). This is a 12-bed specialty unit equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring equipment required following surgery where patients recover after heart surgery. The CTICU also cares for patients with a present or potentially life-threatening condition.

The CTICU’s doctors and nurses, educated to recognize any problems patients could have following surgery, watch patients very closely. The CTICU staff provides personalized patient care around the clock, seven days a week. The nursing staff closely monitors blood pressure and heart rate, as well as other important heart pressures necessary for the management of care. The entire multidisciplinary team promptly addresses health care issues to optimize patient outcomes.