Research Department, Imed Group, São Paulo, Brasil.
Pan Afr Med J. 2023 Jul 14;45:123. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.45.123.40574. eCollection 2023.
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the lives of millions of individuals, resulting in over 600 million cases and over 6 million fatalities worldwide. In developing nations, mortality rates for intubated patients with viral pneumonia were as high as 80%, compared to 30% in developed countries. This article intends to discuss the causes of this disparity, focusing on the main problems shared by nations with limited resources.
新冠疫情改变了数百万人的生活,导致了全球超过 6 亿例病例和超过 600 万人死亡。在发展中国家,因病毒性肺炎接受插管治疗的患者死亡率高达 80%,而在发达国家则为 30%。本文旨在讨论造成这种差异的原因,重点讨论资源有限的国家所面临的主要问题。