Journal
CRITICAL CARE
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-022-04244-1
Keywords
Critical care; Intensive care medicine; ICU space
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Since the advent of critical care in the twentieth century, significant advancements have been made in diagnosing, supporting, and treating critically ill patients. However, further improvements are needed in areas such as physical ICU space, healthcare professionals, equipment and technology, information systems and data, and research systems to provide personalized, high-quality care and improve outcomes for critically ill patients and their families.
Since the advent of critical care in the twentieth century, the core elements that are the foundation for critical care systems, namely to care for critically ill and injured patients and to save lives, have evolved enormously. The past half-century has seen dramatic advancements in diagnostic, organ support, and treatment modalities in critical care, with further improvements now needed to achieve personalized critical care of the highest quality. For critical care to be even higher quality in the future, advancements in the following areas are key: the physical ICU space; the people that care for critically ill patients; the equipment and technologies; the information systems and data; and the research systems that impact critically ill patients and families. With acutely and critically ill patients and their families as the absolute focal point, advancements across these areas will hopefully transform care and outcomes over the coming years.
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