This Intermediate Care Unit was described in the same article as the one before, after changing its management format. This Intermediate Care Unit was described in the same article as the one before, after changing its location and management format. This table shows a summary of the characteristics of the included Intermediate Care Units. MCU = Medium Care Unit; HDU = High Dependency Unit; IMCU = Intermediate Care Unit; PCU = Progressive Care Unit; SDU = step-down unit; I = integrated in ICU; W = part of ward; A = adjacent to ICU; S = separate; Su = surgical patients; M = medical patients; O = open; C = closed.