Intensive Care Units in Malaysia: Scope for improvement

• Main Author: Mat Nor, Mohd Basri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC82 Medical Emergencies, Critical Care, Intensive Care, First Aid
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/77331/1/77331_Intensive%20Care%20Units%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77331/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The demand of critical care service in Malaysia is expected to increase as population age, comorbidities increase and expectation rises, reflecting global trends. Asia accounts for at least half of the cases of sepsis, ARDS and mechanical ventilation in the world. The concept of ICU is accepte...