Critical Care Surge Capacity in Saudi Arabia in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

أ.د. زهير بن أحمد العسيري

Professor

أستاذ دكتور واستشاري طب الطوارئ وطب العناية المركزة

كلية الطب

جامعة الملك سعود, المدينة الطبية، مستشفى الملك خالد الجامعي, طب الطوارئ

Critical Care Surge Capacity in Saudi Arabia in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Arabi, Zohair A Al Aseri, Tareef Alaama, Waleed Alhazzani, Faisal Al-Suwaidan, Yaseen M . 2021

Abstract Preparedness for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) started early in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia before the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. In this article, we narratively describe critical care surge planning in Saudi Arabia from an organizational perspective. In Saudi Arabia, the surge capacity response focused on seven domains, critical care surge capacity codes, communications, staff, space structure, supply, and strategies.

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Original Study

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Issue Number

Magazine \ Newspaper

Saudi Critical Care Journal

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14-17

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