Establishing a critical care network in Asia to improve care for critically ill patients in low- and middle-income countries

• Main Authors: Beane, Abi, Dondorp, Arjen M., Taqi, Arshad, Ahsan, A. S. M. Areef, Kumar, Bharath, Vijayaraghavan, Tirupakuzhi, Permpikul, Chairrat, Pell, Christopher, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, Gandy, David, Priyadarshani, Dilanthi, Aryal, Diptesh, Khiem, Dong Phu, Thuy, Duong Bich, Thwaites, Guy, Kayastha, Gyan, Udayanga, Ishara, Salluh, Jorge, Detleuxay, Khamsay, Ranganathan, Lakshmi, Yen, Lam Minh, Har, Lim Chew, Thwaites, Louise, Hashmi, Madiha, Schultz, Marcus J., Mukaka, Mavuto, Leaver, Meghan, Hayat, Muhammad, Day, Nick, Moonesinghe, Ramani, Haniffa, Rashan, Champunot, Ratapum, Inglis, Rebecca, Sultana, Rozina, Yacoub, Sophie, Harris, Steve, Acharya, Subhash Prasad, Tripathy, Swagata, Ali, Syed Muneeb, Kadhiravan, Tamilarasu, Lubell, Yoel
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2020
• Subjects: RC82 Medical Emergencies, Critical Care, Intensive Care, First Aid
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/87612/1/establishing%20a%20CritCare%20Network.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/87612/7/87612_establishing%20a%20critical%20care%20network.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/87612/; https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13054-020-03321-7#Fun; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03321-7
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

When undertaking quality improvement (QI) initiatives, one of the greatest burdens is repeated data collection. Intensive care registries, such as those commonly used in high-income countries (HICs), have enabled systematic capture of routine information needed to measure intensive care unit (ICU) p...