The ICU is located on the third floor of the main building and is divided between the internal department and the surgery department. The ICU is equipped with advanced medical equipments and manpower and is working to provide the best medical treatment for the patient’s full recovery.
Unless in a rare situation when the guardian is waiting for patient treatment, we ask the guardians to leave a contact number to the Nurse’s office and return home. Any other questions can be asked by using the following number and asking for the nurse in charge of the patient.

☎ Department of Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit 3410-3987~8

Due to the fact that ICU patients are in a weakened state, visiting hours are restricted for relaxation of the patients and prevention of infection..

Visiting Hours
- Morning: 10:40~10:55
- Evening: 7:40~7:55

Visiting Rules
- Only two visitors may visit a patient at once and visiting time is limited to 15 minutes per visitor.
- Visitors must wash hands thoroughly before and after visiting on the sink located next to the patient.
- Visitors with any contagious respiratory disease such as the common cold are not permitted to visit
- Please bring items that the patient needs to the visit.(Measuring cup, toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet paper

This is the view of the Department of Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit. It is located in the third floor of the main building in the ICU of the surgery department and it is the place where the patient will directly go to after surgery, not the recovery room. There are 12 beds in all and the patient will receive treatment in one of the beds. Guardians can go to the ICU waiting room in the third floor when the patient’s name is deleted from the surgery screen. If you wait for a call from the ICU, a visit is possible with the patient in less than 30 minutes after the patient has entered ICU.


After surgery, the patient will either enter a room with four beds or with two beds (the blue door above).


This is the bed that you will use. Above is the monitor that checks the patient’s vitality and a machine that helps with fluid injection will also be used.


After surgery, there will be many tubes that will be brought out. The endotracheal tube used to help breathing during surgery, the drainage tube to prevent the pooling of blood, catheter to collect urine, and the arterial line in order to measure blood pressure will be kept.


When the patient completely regains consciousness and breathing is back to normal, the endotracheal tube is removed and oxygen is provided through a mask. When the patient does not need the mask anymore, it is removed.


While lying on the bed, the patient must breathe deeply and cough just like the patient was trained to do before surgery in order to prevent pneumonia. A machine that helps respiratory exercise may be used if needed.

The day after surgery, the result will be examined by brain scan (CT) and the patient will continually be treated in the general ward.

Patients’ status are observed and handled with 24 hours a day and sleeping problems or discomfort from noise can occur. We are trying our best for the patients’ welfare.
 

Normally, patients should relax with their head 30 degrees up in their beds. Patients are free to do arm and leg exercise and turning over since it helps with deep breathing

From 1~2 days after surgery, patients may move to the restroom, but sudden movement can cause dizziness so the patients should have a guardian accompanying them.?

For optimum ventilation and prevention of pneumonia, patients must perform diligent breathing exercises.
Breathe in deeply with the nose in the first two seconds, hold breath for the next two seconds, then breathe out by creating a small opening in your mouth for the next four seconds. Repeat this exercise three times and clear your throat in order to spit out mucous

If you pass gas or if the nurse confirms bowel movements then first water is permitted, then soup, then rice is permitted.?

Pain and Dizziness occur after surgery and pain-killing drugs and dizziness alleviators are taken by the patient.
Antipyretic and antiemetic drugs will be used if needed due to high fever, chill, or nausea.

The surgery region will be disinfected once every 2~3 days, and the stitches can be removed the 7th day after surgery.

Patient will be discharged the 5th day after surgery.