title: Neurocritical Care in China: Past, Present, and Future.
abstract: Despite the lack of resources and materials, there has been an increasing demand for acute neurologic care owing to the heavy burden of neurocritical illness in most developing countries, including China, where the morbidity and mortality of severe neurologic and neurosurgical disorders remains high. Neurointensive care units did not start appearing in China until the late 1980s. Although great progress has been made over the past 2 decades in the establishment of equipped neurocritical care centers, advancements in medical infrastructure, streamlining of resident training programs, and implementation of multidisciplinary care teams, there remain areas that warrant improvement to care for our growing patient population. Here we review and discuss the history, present state, and future of neurocritical care in the People's Republic of China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua Hospital of Zhejiang University, Jinhua 321000, China.
authors.forename: Mingwei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua Hospital of Zhejiang University, Jinhua 321000, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua Hospital of Zhejiang University, Jinhua 321000, China.
authors.forename: Xiaowei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua Hospital of Zhejiang University, Jinhua 321000, China.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua Hospital of Zhejiang University, Jinhua 321000, China. Electronic address: jhhmwk@163.com.
authors.forename: Laifa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kong
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003422:Critical Care / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D003906:Developing Countries; D006295:Health Resources; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends
keywords: China; Intensive care; Neurocritical care; Neurosurgery; Stroke; Trauma