The Intensive Care Unit is the domestic leader in the diagnosis and treatment of the critically ill. The unit currently has 28 beds, and treats over 1000 critically ill patients each year. Our successful recovery rate of greater than 98%.

Academic Position

Residency training base of the Ministry of Health

Authority to award the Zhejiang University Master's degree of Emergency

Pace-Setter in scientific research

Xu Qiuping, Chief Physician

Master of Medicine, Biological Engineering, Ph.D., Chief Physician, Masters tutor

Xu Quiping is a standing committee member of the Critically Ill Epidemiology branch of the Chinese Medical Association in Zhejiang province, a standing committee member of the Emergency section of the Chinese Medical Association in Zhejiang province, and standing director of Society of Physical Science in Zhejiang province. She has been engaged in clinical work for over 30 years, and has thus, developed rich clinical experience, original ideas and accomplishments, especially in the field of severe infection, cardiovascular emergency and the diagnosis and treatment of acute poisoning.

Diagnosis and Treatment Scope

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Advanced Life Support

Various Heart Diseases

Multiple Organ Function Failure

Sepsis

COPD

Severe Acute Pancreatitis

Abdominal Cavity Infection

Multiple Injury

Shock

Poisoning

Surgical Complications

Postoperative monitoring and management of major surgery such as cardiac, neurological and vascular surgery

Experts:

Chief Physician:  Xu Qiuping

Associate Chief Physician: Guo Feng,   Zhang Ge

Specialists: Xu Qiuping, Guo Feng, Zhang Ge, Xu Miao

Characteristics of Medicine

1. Diagnosis and treatment of severe acute pancreatitis and abdominal cavity infection

2. Diagnosis and treatment of severe infection

3. Diagnosis and treatment of severe pneumonia

4. Diagnosis and treatment of severe acute trauma

5. Diagnosis and treatment of severe heart disease

6. Diagnosis and treatment of poisoning

7.  Diagnosis and treatment of stroke

8. Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism

9. Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation and hypothermia treatment

10. Management of critically ill patients with severe neurological conditions

11. Perioperative treatment for critically ill patients

12. Respiratory failure and difficulty in withdrawing mechanical ventilation

Technical Advantages

1.Continuous blood purification technology (including plasma exchange, blood perfusion, plasma adsorption), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in cardiorespiratory failure, MODS, acute poisoning and other critical illnesses.

2.Ultrasound guided percutaneous colostomy drainage of gallbladder in severe biliary tract infection, biliary tract obstruction, severe biliary pancreatitis and other critical illnesses.

3.Ultrasound or CT guided, double-pipe indwelling, by in-situ gradually expanded skin in severe acute pancreatitis, severe abdominal cavity infection and gastrointestinal fistula.

4.X-ray assisted placement of the nasojejunal feeding tube giving early enteral nutrition in critically ill patients.

5.Application of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) and ECMO in patients with severe cardiopulmonary function failure.

6.The earliest established Professional Department of Respiratory Therapy in China. Treatments include bedside fiber optic bronchoscopy and bedside percutaneous tracheostomy, along with a standardized process for patients with difficulty in withdrawing from mechanical ventilation. 

7.The first established MDT of severe acute pancreatitis in Zhejiang province. The departments involved include: surgery, gastroenterology, ICU, and ultrasound. Consequently, the mortality rate has reduced to around 5%.

8.A domestic leading perioperative management team for the treatment of critically ill surgical patients. This team has ICU doctors, ICU nurses, respiratory therapists, rehabilitation therapists, clinical pharmacists, dietitians, and a pain management team.

9.PICCO and pulmonary artery catheter for hemodynamic monitoring.

10.Early goal-directed therapy, standardized fluid management and hemodynamic support of severe infection and septic shock.

11.A professional training team with certification of basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ACLS) of the American heart association (AHA).

Research Direction and Achievements of Science and Education

Research Direction

Technology Research

1. Amend percutaneous tracheostomy technology

2. In situ, gradually expanded skin double-pipe in-dwelling technology

3. Different methods of enteral nutrition support, in severe acute pancreatitis, at early stage 

4. Early rehabilitation of patients with mechanical ventilation

5. Renal replacement therapy strategy in patients of cardiac insufficiency

6. Establishing of an early warning platform for Critically ill inpatients

7. Hypothermia treatment after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

8. Early goal-directed therapy of severe sepsis and septic shock

Scientific Research

1. Research on pathogenic mechanism of damage of intestinal mucosa and drug treatment of obstructive jaundice

2. Research on pathogenesis and mechanism of sepsis and sepsis encephalopathy

3. Research on the effects of sedative drugs on the immune function of critically ill patients

4. Research on effect of intestinal function in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) patients with intra-abdominal hypertension

5. Mechanism of protection of hypothermia treatment on neural cell damage

6. Mechanism of central neurons and glial cells in sepsis