International Critical Care - From an Indulgence of the Best-Funded Healthcare Systems to a Core Need for the Provision of Equitable Care

Philip D. Lumb, Diane C. Adler, Hussain Al Rahma, Pravin Amin, Jan Bakker, Satish Bhagwanjee, Bin Du, Christopher W. Bryan-Brown, Geoffrey Dobb, Bruce Gingles, Judith Jacobi, Younsuck Koh, Assem Abdel Razek, Carol Peden, Gentle S. Shrestha, Khalid Shukri, Mervyn Singer, Phil Taylor, Ged Williams

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Abstract

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) envisions a world in which all critically ill and injured persons receive care from a present, integrated team of dedicated trained intensivists and critical care specialists. Multiprofessional teams use knowledge, technology, and compassion to provide timely, effective, safe, efficient, and equitable patientcentered care (1).? The shorthand version is the organization?s trademark ?Right Care, Right Now? that in the society?s vision ?is best provided by an integrated team of dedicated experts directed by a trained and present physician credentialed in critical care (an intensivist). Right Care, Right Now means the right care is delivered at exactly the right moment to achieve optimal patient outcomes (1).? The following collaboration between international authors is not just opportunity to reflect on SCCM?s rich history but highlights the fundamental role Critical Care Medicine (CCM) has played in defining today?s healthcare paradigm: multidisciplinary, multiprofessional, team-based, and patient-focused care. Here, we aim to explore the evolution of ?international? critical care and help to understand our current standing in the specialty?s history.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1589-1605
Number of pages17
JournalCritical Care Medicine
Volume49
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2021

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