Yin Haiyan, Wang Shan, Zhu Youfeng, Zhang Rui, Ye Xiaoling, Wei Jianrui, Hou Peter C
Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong, China.
Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, Guangdong, China.
Crit Care Res Pract. 2020 Aug 11;2020:3956732. doi: 10.1155/2020/3956732. eCollection 2020.
Critical care medicine is a branch of medical science that deals with the characteristics and regularity of life-threatening processes initiated by any injury or disease and, accordingly, relevant treatment for patients with critical illness. Conceptions of critical care medicine in China stemmed in the early 1970s. Ever since the establishment of the first intensive care unit (ICU) along with the increasingly incomparable role of ICU in medical practices, critical care medicine has become an indispensable part of the Chinese medical and health system. Currently, critical care medicine as a secondary clinical discipline and a well-constructed science is in sustainable development on the way towards systematization and standardization.
The gross domestic product (GDP) and population data were obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics. The number of ICUs, ICU beds, and hospital beds and other data regarding ICU staffing and facility resources were obtained from the Yearbook of Health in the People's Republic of China and National Bureau of Statistics. The mortality rates of SARS and COVID-19 and the number of health workers aiding Hubei amid COVID-19 pandemic were obtained from the National Health Commission. . Critical care medicine in mainland China has made significant strides: both quantity and quality are progressing at a fast pace after SARS in 2003. Although there exist some disparities in healthcare personnel and medical resources, they have not hindered the country from mobilizing its healthcare workers and resources against a public health emergency.
重症医学是一门医学分支学科，主要研究由任何损伤或疾病引发的危及生命过程的特征和规律，并据此对重症患者进行相关治疗。中国的重症医学概念起源于20世纪70年代初。自首个重症监护病房（ICU）建立以来，随着ICU在医疗实践中发挥着越来越不可替代的作用，重症医学已成为中国医疗卫生体系不可或缺的一部分。目前，重症医学作为一门二级临床学科和一门建设完善的科学，正朝着系统化和规范化的方向持续发展。
国内生产总值（GDP）和人口数据来自国家统计局。ICU数量、ICU床位、医院床位以及其他有关ICU人员配备和设施资源的数据来自《中华人民共和国卫生年鉴》和国家统计局。SARS和新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）的死亡率以及新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间支援湖北的卫生工作者人数来自国家卫生健康委员会。中国大陆的重症医学取得了显著进展：2003年SARS疫情之后，数量和质量都在快速提升。尽管在医护人员和医疗资源方面存在一些差距，但这些差距并未阻碍国家调动医护人员和资源应对突发公共卫生事件。
