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- Critical care in Latin America has expanded due to a rising number of patients needing specialized treatment, which has led to improved outcomes.
- Many countries in the region are incorporating critical care into legislation to assure quality medical care.
- There is a significant disparity in the availability of intensive care beds in Latin America compared to Europe and the U.S., prompting the development of standards for resource allocation in existing facilities.
Article Abstract
Critical care has grown significantly in Latin America. This grow this caused by the increase in the number of patients requiring this specialized care for whom excellent outcomes are achieved with the indisputable development of critical care. There is an increasing interest for the application of systems ensuring quality medical care, a reason why some countries have decided to make critical care part of their legislation. Because of the economic conditions in the region there is a marked difference in the number of intensive care beds among Latin American countries compared with European countries and the United States. Standards are being prepared to establish minimum human and physical resource requirements to ensure that existing beds are equipped as best as possible.
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