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25.04.2020 | Less is more in Intensive Care
ICU beds: less is more? Yes
verfasst von:
Thomas S. Valley, Danilo T. Noritomi
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 8/2020
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Excerpt
In these extraordinary times, when intensive care unit (ICU) capacity is being outpaced by the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic, ICU beds are a precious resource. However, when this crisis subsides, we may be left with greatly expanded ICU capacity. We, as intensivists, must act as leaders for our health care systems as there will be an opportunity to reevaluate two core tenets of critical care: (1) the definition of an ICU bed, and (2) the ideal number of ICU beds. …