HDU
noun[C]
medicalUKspecializeduk/ˌeɪtʃ.diːˈjuː/us/ˌeɪtʃ.diːˈjuː/abbreviationforhighdependencyunit: thepartof ahospitalthatprovidesa highlevelofcareandtreatmentforpatientswho areseriouslyillor who have just had amajoroperation:
高依赖病房（high dependency unit 的缩写）After somemajoroperations, you may be taken to the HDU or ICU.大手术之后，可能被送入高依赖病房或者重症监护室。
Theabsenceof an HDU inhospitalstakingacutesurgicalcaseswasdetrimentaltopatientcare.在接收急诊手术病例的医院中，如果没有高依赖病房，则不利于患者的治疗。
- Do you always get high-qualitynursingcareon an HDU aftermajorcancersurgery?
- In the HDU, thepatientwaspromptlyconnectedto ventilatorysupport.
- Themeandurationofstayin the HDUperadmissionwas 8.1days.
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