La presente es una investigacion de naturaleza cualitativa, fenomenologica, que tiene como objetivo conocer el significado de las vivencias del paciente durante su hospitalizacion en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) Damian de la de la ESE Hospital Universitario Erasmo Meoz (ESE HUEM) con relacion a su estado de salud. La muestra estuvo conformada por 3 pacientes mujeres seleccionadas con muestreo por conveniencia, los cuales cumplieron con criterios de inclusion, que debian ser pacientes mayores de 18 anos, sin secuelas neurologicas, con mas de 8 dias de hospitalizacion y que aceptaran participar activamente en la investigacion. Para la recoleccion de informacion se utilizo la entrevista a profundidad como medio para la recoleccion de los datos. Los resultados mas significativos que arrojo el estudio se encuentra la eleccion de 6 grandes dimensiones en las cuales se pudo agrupar la informacion suministrada por las participantes. Dentro de estas dimensiones se encontro que las pacientes desconocen el verdadero significado de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI), el personal profesional de salud es fundamental para ellas, tienen muchas motivaciones para salir de alli, su principal base es la familia, tienen recuerdos negativos de una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) con sus familiares y no dejan a un lado sus raices culturales aplicandolas en su hospitalizacion. Palabras clave: Cuidado critico, Sentimientos, vivencias. Abstract Present it it is an investigation of qualitative nature, fenomenologica, that takes as a target to Know the meaning of the experiences of the patient during his hospitalization in the Intensive care unit (UCI) Dumian of that of This University Hospital Erasmo Meoz (HUEM) in relation to his state of health. The sample was shaped by 3 patient women selected with sampling by expediency, which expired with inclusion criteria, they had to be patient older than 18 years, without neurological aftermath, with more than 8 days of hospitalization and they will accept to take part actively in the investigation. For the information compilation the interview was used to depth like way for the compilation of the information. The most significant results that the study threw there is the election of 6 big dimensions in which it was possible to group the information given by the participants. Inside these dimensions one found that the patients do not know the real meaning of the Intensive care unit (UCI), the health professional personnel is fundamental for them, they have many motivations to go out from there, his principal base is the family, they have negative memories of an Intensive care unit (UCI) with his relatives and do not leave aside his cultural roots, which influence his hospitalization. Keywords: Taken care of critical, Feelings, experiences.