Critical care of tropical disease in low income countries: Report from the Task Force on Tropical Diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine

Tropical disease results in a great burden of critical illness. The same life-saving and supportive therapies to maintain vital organ functions that comprise critical care are required by these patients as for all other diseases. In low income countries, the little available data points towards high...

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Published in:Journal of critical care 2017-12, Vol.42, p.351-354
Main Authors: Baker, Tim, Khalid, Karima, Acicbe, Ozlem, McGloughlin, Steve, Amin, Pravin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Critical care
Developing countries
Global health
LDCs
Neglected diseases
Quality control
Quality improvement
Quality of care
Quality of health care
Tropical diseases
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Tropical disease results in a great burden of critical illness. The same life-saving and supportive therapies to maintain vital organ functions that comprise critical care are required by these patients as for all other diseases. In low income countries, the little available data points towards high mortality rates and big challenges in the provision of critical care. Improving critical care in low income countries requires a focus on hospital design, training, triage, monitoring & treatment modifications, the basic principles of critical care, hygiene and the involvement of multi-disciplinary teams. As a large proportion of critical illness from tropical disease is in low income countries, the impact and reductions in mortality rates of improved critical care in such settings could be substantial.
ISSN:0883-9441
1557-8615
DOI:10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.11.028