Clinical Rotation: Intensive Care Units

The Intensive Care Unit is an excellent site for residents to learn how to manage critically ill patients.  Residents also learn to manage the full range of state-of-the-art technology employed in treating these patients.  By the end of their training, residents are expert with ventilators, hemodynamic monitoring, central lines, etc. 

St. Vincent's is the regional center for cardiovascular care.  The catheterization laboratory is busy 24 hours a day.  Residents have the opportunity to assist with a wide array of invasive and interventional procedures.

The ICU team consists of two senior residents and one intern. They take care of a maximum of 10 patients. There is a night float service in the ICU.  All the housestaff round with an Intensive Care Specialist every morning; clinical pharmacologists and fellows often participate in these rounds.