0 abbreviation for high dependency unit: the part of a hospital that provides a high level of care and treatment for patients who are seriously ill or who have just had a major operation:
After some major operations, you may be taken to the HDU or ICU.
The absence of an HDU in hospitals taking acute surgical cases was detrimental to patient care.
Do you always get high-quality nursing care on an HDU after major cancer surgery?
In the HDU, the patient was promptly connected to ventilatory support.
The mean duration of stay in the HDU per admission was 8.1 days.
