As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads across the world, the intensive care unit (ICU)
community must prepare for the challenges associated with this pandemic. …

Rationale: It is commonly stated that mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
and acute lung injury (ALI) is decreasing. Objectives: To systematically review the …

The understanding of outcomes in the intensive care unit (ICU) for the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) remains poor. Studies have reported close to 100% mortality amongst …

Introduction Culture-negative sepsis is a common but relatively understudied condition. The
aim of this study was to compare the characteristics and outcomes of culture-negative …

Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has posed unprecedented healthcare system challenges,
some of which will lead to transformative change. It is obvious to healthcare workers and …

Objectives To assess the compliance of Asian intensive care units and hospitals to the
Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s resuscitation and management bundles. Secondary objectives …

In many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), with improved public health services
like sanitation and immunization, the relative importance of curative care to improve health …

Objective: To assess the number of adult critical care beds in Asian countries and regions in
relation to population size. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: Twenty-…

Importance Little data exist on end-of-life care practices in intensive care units (ICUs) in Asia.
Objective To describe physicians’ attitudes toward withholding and withdrawal of life-…

Objective This study compared the effectiveness of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and the
risk factors for NIV failure in hypercapnic acute respiratory failure (ARF) due to chronic …