Journal article
Critical care capacity in Canada: results of a national cross-sectional study
Abstract
IntroductionIntensive Care Units (ICUs) provide life-supporting treatment; however, resources are limited, so demand may exceed supply in the event of pandemics, environmental disasters, or in the context of an aging population. We hypothesized that comprehensive national data on ICU resources would permit a better understanding of regional differences in system capacity.MethodsAfter the 2009–2010 Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, the Canadian …
Authors
Fowler RA; Abdelmalik P; Wood G; Foster D; Gibney N; Bandrauk N; Turgeon AF; Lamontagne F; Kumar A; Zarychanski R
Journal
Critical Care, Vol. 19, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2015
DOI
10.1186/s13054-015-0852-6
ISSN
1364-8535