Critical care bed capacity in Asian countries and regions

• Main Authors: Phua, Jason, Faruq, Mohammad Omar, Kulkarni, Atul P, Ike Sri, Redjeki, Khamsay, Detleuxay, Naranpurev, Mendsaikhan, Kyi Kyi, Sann, Babu Raja, Shrestha, Jose Emmanuel M, Palo, Rashan, Haniffa, Chunting, Wang, Madiha, Hashmi, Syed Mohammad Reza, Hashemian, Aidos, Konkayev, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, Boonsong, Patjanasoontorn, Khalid Mahmood Khan, Nafees, Lowell, Ling, Masaji, Nishimura, Maher Jaffer, Al Bahrani, Yaseen, M.Arabi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Lippinkott Williams and Wilkins 2020
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine; RC82 Medical Emergencies, Critical Care, Intensive Care, First Aid
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/78953/1/critical%20care%20bed%20capacity%20in%20asian%20countries_CCM.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78953/7/78953_Critical%20care%20bed%20capacity%20in%20Asian%20countries%20and%20regions_MYRA.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78953/19/78953_Critical%20care%20bed%20capacity%20in%20Asian%20countries_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78953/; https://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2020/05000/Critical_Care_Bed_Capacity_in_Asian_Countries_and.6.aspx

Objective: To assess the number of adult critical care beds in Asian countries and regions in relation to population size. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: Twenty-three Asian countries and regions, covering 92.1% of the continent’s population. Participants: Ten low-income...