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

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Title: Consensus statements for the establishment of medical intensive care in low-resource settings: international study using modified Delphi methodology
Authors: Kovacevic, Pedja, Vidovic, Jadranka, Tomic, Boris, Mallat, Jihad, Hssain, Ali Ait, Rotimi, Muyiwa, Akindele, Owoniya Temitope, Doi, Kent, Mishra, Rajesh, Meyer, F. Joachim, Palibrk, Ivan, Skrbic, Ranko, Boloña, Enrique, Kilickaya, Oguz, Gajic, Ognjen
Source: Crit Care
Publisher Information: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Subject Terms: Intensive Care Units, Consensus, Delphi Technique, Critical Care, Research, Humans, COVID-19, Health Resources, Critical Care/standards [MeSH], Development, Humans [MeSH], MICU, Intensive Care Units/organization, Intensive care medicine, Critical Care/organization, Critical Care/methods [MeSH], The future of Intensive Care Medicine, Health Resources/supply, Delphi Technique [MeSH], COVID-19/epidemiology [MeSH], Consensus [MeSH], Developing Countries [MeSH], Developing Countries
Description: 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.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 required to reach a consensus on a statement.Out of the 48 invited clinicians, 43 agreed to participate. The study participants came from 20 countries and included clinician representatives from different base specialties and health authorities. After the two rounds, consensus was reached for 13 out of 16 statements across 3 domains: organizational structure, staffing, and education. The participants favored multispecialty medical intensive care units run by a medical team with formal intensive care training. Recognition and support by health care authorities was deemed critical and the panel underscored the important roles of professional organizations, clinician educators trained in high-income countries, and novel technologies such as tele-medicine and tele-education.Delphi process identified a set of consensus-based statements on how to create a sustainable patient-centered medical intensive care in LRS.
Document Type: Article
Other literature type
Language: English
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-05113-9
Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39363334
https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6497586
Rights: CC BY NC ND
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....be238c23c73b79332b0ef8649118c6b2
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract: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.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 required to reach a consensus on a statement.Out of the 48 invited clinicians, 43 agreed to participate. The study participants came from 20 countries and included clinician representatives from different base specialties and health authorities. After the two rounds, consensus was reached for 13 out of 16 statements across 3 domains: organizational structure, staffing, and education. The participants favored multispecialty medical intensive care units run by a medical team with formal intensive care training. Recognition and support by health care authorities was deemed critical and the panel underscored the important roles of professional organizations, clinician educators trained in high-income countries, and novel technologies such as tele-medicine and tele-education.Delphi process identified a set of consensus-based statements on how to create a sustainable patient-centered medical intensive care in LRS.
ISSN:13648535
DOI:10.1186/s13054-024-05113-9