Consensus statements for the establishment of medical intensive care in low-resource settings: international study using modified Delphi methodology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The inadequacy of intensive care medicine in low-resource settings (LRS) has become significantly more visible after the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendations for establishing medical critical care are scarce and rarely include expert clinicians from LRS.

Methods

In December 2023, the National Association of Intensivists from Bosnia and Herzegovina organized a hybrid international conference on the topic of organizational structure of medical critical care in LRS. The conference proceedings and literature review informed expert statements across several domains. Following the conference, the statements were distributed via an online survey to conference participants and their wider professional network using a modified Delphi methodology. An agreement of ≥ 80% was re

SUBMITTER: Kovacevic P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451122 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature