
The Consultant, Intensive Care Unit, Paelon Memorial Clinic, Lagos, Dr. Sylvia Cole, has called for the creation of more intensive care units in the country to cater for patients with life-threatening conditions. Cole made the call during the inauguration of a two-bed ICU unit at the clinic.
The dearth of such ICUs, Cole said, had resulted in the death of many Nigerians. According to her, Lagos, for instance, needs over 100 intensive care bed spaces but the present number is still a far cry from what should be the standard.
She said, “No matter how rich a trauma patient is, he/she may die if there are emergency services like an ICU to stabilise their condition. He/she may lose functions of vital organs like the kidney, liver and become brain dead within this period.
“We recognised this gap and that is why we have decided to establish an intensive care unit comprising two critical care bed spaces with state-of-the art equipment that meets world standard to save such lives.” She said the facility was important because the first few hours of critical care could determine whether a patient would survive or not.
The founder of the clinic, Dr. Ngozi Onyia, said the clinic would help to redefine health care provision in the country.
According to her, the clinic’s vision has finally paid off with the addition of the new care department.
Source: Medical World Nigeria