I'm sorry if this sounds stupid, but I must ask!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Oncology, Tele, ICU.

i just looked at job openings at a hospital that has three icus: a cardiovascular icu, a coronary icu, and a regular icu. why do they have a coronay and a cardiovascular icu? are they different?

again, i'm sorry if this makes me sounds stupid. my hospital only has one icu and our major heart stuff goes downtown to a sister hospital (which kinda sucks cause seeing more of that would be interesting!) so i was just wondering.

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Mabye one just deals mostly with the open hearts and the other deals with other cardiac issues? Just a guess.

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Specializes in Tele, and now ICU !!.

our cv unit is for open hearts, coronary is for acute mi, and other cardiac issues.

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Specializes in RETIRED Cath Lab/Cardiology/Radiology.

Coronary ICU could handle the CHF'ers as well as the ACS's . . .

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Specializes in CT ICU, OR, Orthopedic.

I would say that they seperate their open hearts and cardiac cath pts?

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The CCU is likely for medical cardiology patients where as the CVICU is for surgical cardiology to include post op hearts, lungs, vascular, and thoracic transplant.

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The CCU is likely for medical cardiology patients where as the CVICU is for surgical cardiology to include post op hearts, lungs, vascular, and thoracic transplant.

I concur!

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