Severe infections (sepsis, peritonitis, etc.)
Acute pulmonary edema
Acute arrhythmias
Acute metabolic and endocrine life-threatening disorders
Acute myocardial infarction
Patients with acute neurological pathologies
Empyema, severe pancreatitis, severe malnutrition, acute liver failure
Syncope due to bradycardia
High-risk patients requiring intensive preoperative preparation and support
Postoperative patients requiring close monitoring and hemodynamic support or prolonged mechanical ventilation
Severe infections
Severe central nervous system pathologies and surgeries (bleeding over the sinuses, depressed fractures, severe cerebral edema, subarachnoid hemorrhage, spinal shock, diffuse axonal injury, cord edema, etc.)
Multiple trauma patients
Decompensated heart failure
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Patients whose condition is expected to deteriorate or are suspected and need observation
Uncorrectable physiological or metabolic disorders
Gastrointestinal system (GIS) bleeding
Patients with Glasgow Coma Scale ≤ 8
Life-threatening hemorrhages
Hemodynamically unstable patients
Hypertensive encephalopathies
Drug intoxication
Drug reactions
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Infections following cardiac surgery
Coagulation disorders
Patients with uncomplicated myocardial ischemia and arrhythmias
Uncomplicated neurosurgical emergencies and encephalopathies not requiring respiratory support
Uncomplicated cardiologic emergencies not requiring respiratory support
Patients requiring close follow-up after coronary angiography
Malignant hypertension
Myocarditis
Patients without organ failure but at risk of sudden deterioration of vital functions, non-shock hemorrhages, uncomplicated but risky traumas, poisonings
Pericardial tamponade
Patients requiring close follow-up and support after percutaneous coronary intervention
Central nervous system pathologies and surgeries (minimal epidural/subdural hematomas, posterior fossa pathologies, cranial fractures, vertebral fractures, spinal/lumbar drainage, etc.)
Neuromuscular diseases requiring respiratory support, patients requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation
Acute single organ failures other than respiratory failure (acute kidney failure not requiring dialysis, stable chronic kidney failure, mild liver failure, etc.)
Patients with respiratory failure
Patients requiring close monitoring whose routine treatment methods are insufficient but who have not yet developed organ failure and do not require respiratory support (mild ketoacidosis, mild pancreatitis, frequent nasotracheal aspiration needs, etc.)
Patients requiring single organ monitoring and support (dialysis, mechanical ventilation, etc.)
Uremic symptoms
Newly detected life-threatening pathological values in vital signs or laboratory parameters
Due to the high cost of resources and limited number of ICU beds, admission is prioritized for patients who will gain “real benefit” from intensive care, ensuring efficient use of ICU units. Necessary regulations regarding this matter are made by the ICU supervisor.