Department of Medicine, Divisions of Critical Care and Pulmonology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Nepal Intensive Care Research Foundation, Basbari Road, Kathmandu 44606, Nepal.
Crit Care Clin. 2022 Oct;38(4):761-774. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2022.07.002. Epub 2022 Jul 11.
Pandemics, increases in disease incidence that affect multiple regions of the world, present huge challenges to health care systems and in particular to policymakers, public health authorities, clinicians, and all health care workers (HCWs). The recent COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of severely ill patients, many of whom who have required hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. The discipline of critical care is a vital and integral component of pandemic preparedness. Safe and effective critical care has the potential to improve outcomes, motivate individuals to seek timely medical attention, and attenuate the devastating sequelae of a severe pandemic. To achieve this, suitable critical care planning and preparation are essential.
大流行是指影响世界多个地区的疾病发病率增加，给医疗保健系统带来了巨大挑战，特别是对政策制定者、公共卫生当局、临床医生和所有医疗保健工作者（HCWs）而言。最近的 COVID-19 大流行导致数以百万计的重症患者，其中许多人需要住院和入住重症监护病房（ICU）。重症监护是大流行准备工作的一个重要组成部分。安全有效的重症监护有可能改善结果，激励个人及时寻求医疗救治，并减轻严重大流行的破坏性后果。为此，必须进行适当的重症监护规划和准备。
