title: Critical care medicine in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Critical care medicine remains underdeveloped in many parts of the world. In Saudi Arabia, there have been major developments in the past 2-3 decades. The purpose of this review is to give an account of the current status of critical care practice (including services provided during the haj season) and training in Saudi Arabia using examples of primary, secondary and tertiary care hospitals. The future needs of the profession are also addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. arabi@ngha.med.sa
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authors.lastname: Arabi
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authors.lastname: Al Shimemeri
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000453:epidemiology; D004501:Education, Medical; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D008511:Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013038:Specialization