high dependency unit
noun[C]
medicalUKspecializeduk/ˌhaɪ dɪˈpen.dən.si ˌjuː.nɪt/us/ˌhaɪ dɪˈpen.dən.si ˌjuː.nɪt/(abbreviationHDU)thepartof ahospitalthatprovidesa highlevelofcareandtreatmentforpatientswho areseriouslyillor who have just had amajoroperation:
高依赖病房James is in acriticalconditionin the highdependencyunitof CharingCrossHospital.詹姆斯病情危急，目前在查令十字医院的高依赖病房里。
The highdependencyunitis a half-wayhousebetweenintensivecareandsurgicalwards.高依赖病房是重症监护室和外科病房之间的中转站。
See also
intensive care
- He wasadmittedto a highdependencyunitin Johannesburg aftersuffering18hoursofconstantvomiting.
- Thelivesof hundreds ofpeopleundergoingseriousoperationsmay be atriskbecause 40% ofmajorhospitalshave no highdependencyunit.
- We can nowkeepcriticallyillwomen inourobstetrichighdependencyunit,avoidingtransferto ITU.
Medical places & organizations
- A & E
- accident and emergency
- aid station
- biotech
- birth centre
- blood bank
- clinic
- consulting room
- dispensary
- infirmary
- institutional
- madhouse
- maternity ward
- NIH
- non-hospital
- out of hoursidiom
- PICU
- polyclinic
- socialized medicine
- ward