Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2019.304
The Intensive Cardiac Care Department at the University Hospital Centre “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
Renata Čosić
; University Hospital Centre „Sestre milosrdnice“, Zagreb, Croatia
Mihaela Ipša
; University Hospital Centre „Sestre milosrdnice“, Zagreb, Croatia
Katarina Arbanas
; University Hospital Centre „Sestre milosrdnice“, Zagreb, Croatia
Tamara Kožić
; University Hospital Centre „Sestre milosrdnice“, Zagreb, Croatia
Zdravko Babić
; University Hospital Centre „Sestre milosrdnice“, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The first coronary units were founded in the 1960s with the goal of ensuring optimal
cardiopulmonary reanimation in patients with myocardial infarction. The Cardiac Care Unit at the
University Hospital Centre “Sestre milosrdnice” was founded on September 23, 1970 and was the first
and oldest intensive care unit for cardiological patients in southeastern Europe. Over the next several
decades it developed in line with global trends and grew into the Department for Intensive Cardiac
Care with ten intensive care beds, ensuring comprehensive intensive cardiological care. The team of
nurses and physicians cares for approximately 1600 patients annually with an average hospital stay of
2.2 days, which puts us in line with European averages. Since 2005 we have been a part of the Croatian
Network for Interventional Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction and have managed patients from
parts of the City of Zagreb and Zagreb County as well as the Sisak-Moslavina County and the Karlovac
County. Healthcare and treatment provided by our team of health professionals are facilitated by the
sophisticated medical devices with which the institute is equipped.
Keywords
intensive cardiac care; medical team; organization
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230298
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Publication date:
10.12.2019.
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