Patient & Family Resources

Information to Help You and Your Family Make Important Healthcare Decisions. 

Critical care is the sophisticated medical and nursing care provided to patients facing life-threatening illness or injury. It is estimated that 80 percent of all Americans will experience critical care as the patient or family or friend of a patient during their lifetime.

For information about medical conditions, treatments, tests, equipment, drugs, medical terms and many other aspects of the ICU, visit the SCCM Official Patient and Family Web site at www.icu-usa.com.

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Society Statement on End-of-Life Care

Increased attention is paid to the complexities of end-of-life decision making and to the potentially tragic circumstances facing all critically ill or injured patients and their families. Click here to read the Society's complete statement on EOL care.