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Can anyone explain the difference between the PCU and PICU?

Is the PCU a stepdown from the PICU?:banghead:

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I always thought PCU meant the Progressive Care Unit, never being related to pediatrics.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

xkimmie518x is right. PCU is Progressive Care Unit, which is a fancy term for a step-down from CCU, MICU, SICU etc. PICU is Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Very different things. I suppose it's possible to have a pediatric PCU, but I can't think of any pediatric settings that use that terminology.

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Thanks so much these acronyms get out of hand sometimes for me,

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