In some highly critical cases, a patient is required to be in intensive care unit facilities for a long duration. This can be mentally, emotionally, and financially challenging for the patient as well as the entire family. In such cases, ICUs are hospital wards with specialized staff, equipment, and standards. An ICU may also be called a critical care unit (CCU) or intensive therapy unit (ITU). Intensive care unit purpose. An ICU handles severe, potentially life-threatening cases.

An ICU setup at home requires medical equipment such as IV stand, para monitor, oxygen cylinder, suction machine, alpha mattress, nebulizer, DVT pump etc, apart from clinical staff to monitor patient requirements through the clock.