Adult Intensive Care Unit

Adult Intensive Care Unit

Critical Care Excellence — Adult Intensive Care in Abu Dhabi.

24/7 multidisciplinary life support and patient centered ICU services.

The Adult ICU at BMC offers comprehensive critical care services that cover the full spectrum of life-threatening conditions due to severe infections, trauma, major surgery, neurological diseases and more. Working under a multidisciplinary model, our team provides real-time monitoring, ventilator support, hemodynamic support, renal replacement therapy, and rehabilitation initiation. All aimed at guiding patients towards recovery.

3,500+
ICU admissions managed annually
22
fully equipped single rooms
24/7
intensivist-led coverage for critically ill patients
1:1
nurse-to-patient ratio in high-acuity cases

Common Conditions & Subspecialty Clinics.

Procedures & Treatments.

  • Daily multi disciplinary patient meeting

  • Protocol based nutrition

  • Continuous monitoring of intracranial pressure

  • Hemodynamic support and treatment

  • Renal replacement therapy

  • Invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation

  • In direct connection with cardiac cath lab & operation theatre

  • Quick access to CT and MRI

  • Bedside lab examinations

  • Bedside ultrasound, chest X-ray & echocardiography

  • Continuous heart rhythm monitoring, continuous invasive blood pressure monitoring

  • Rehabilitation, monitoring, and support transition

  • Transfer to step-down units or chronic care management

  • Early mobilization / physiotherapy

  • Protocol-driven ventilator weaning

Care Pathway & Coordination.

1
Referral / Admission

Referral / Admission

Patients transferred from ER, wards, or other hospitals.

2
Stabilization & Assessment

Stabilization & Assessment

Immediate diagnostics, monitoring setup, life support initiation.

3
Multidisciplinary Review

Multidisciplinary Review

Daily multidisciplinary patient meeting with specialists, pharmacists and dietician.

4
Ongoing Critical Care

Ongoing Critical Care

Adjust treatments, monitor progress, manage complications.

5
Weaning & Recovery

Weaning & Recovery

Weaning off ventilator support, physical therapy, plan for transition.

6
Step-down & Discharge

Step-down & Discharge

Move to intermediate care/ward or rehabilitation/long term care units, with follow-up plans.

Technologies and Facilities.

  • Advanced ICU beds with multimodal monitoring

  • High-end ventilators & respiratory support units

  • Hemodynamic monitoring systems

  • Renal replacement therapy (RRT) equipment

  • Point-of-care ultrasound and bedside imaging tools

  • Integrated ICU informatics and electronic health records

  • Negative-pressure rooms, isolation capacity, infection control infrastructure

Our Experts.

Dr. Ankita Batra

Dr. Ankita Batra

Specialist Critical Care
Dr. Shoaib Nadaf 

Dr. Shoaib Nadaf 

Specialist Anesthesiology
Dr. Ujjwal Deshmukh

Dr. Ujjwal Deshmukh

Specialist ICU
Dr. Geetha Selvakumari

Dr. Geetha Selvakumari

General Practitioner
Dr. Raja Muhammad Irfan

Dr. Raja Muhammad Irfan

General Practitioner Critical Care
Dr. Abuelhassan Elhag

Dr. Abuelhassan Elhag

Medical Practitioner ICU

Frequently Asked Questions.

Who is admitted to the Adult ICU?

Those with life-threatening conditions, after major surgery, and patients requiring continuous monitoring for different kind of reasons

Can family visit ICU patients?

We follow strict visitation policies to ensure safety and infection control while allowing family presence where possible.

What is the focus of care after ICU?

We emphasize recovery by rehabilitation and planning for safe transition to wards or home-based care.

How is quality and safety maintained?

Through continuous monitoring, infection control protocols, multidisciplinary patient meeting, and performance audits.

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