Critical care in developing nations: what has the COVID-19 pandemic revealed?

作者：Luiz Alberto Cerqueira Batista Filho · 发表于：Pan African Medical Journal · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.11604/pamj.2023.45.123.40574 · 被引用次数：3 · 研究领域：Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units、Disaster Response and Management

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.