Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care-21: ICU Care in Resource-Limited Settings

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The presentation discusses pediatric critical care in resource-limited settings, emphasizing opportunities and successful programs despite numerous challenges. It highlights the gap between high-income and resource-limited settings in providing critical care due to factors like limited infrastructure, equipment, and staffing shortages. The speaker underscores the importance of defining and understanding critical illness in these settings, considering factors like travel time and available resources. Successful interventions, such as the establishment of training programs and virtual education platforms, are outlined alongside the need for context-specific guidelines and research. The focus is on building local capability and adapting practices to the context of resource-limited environments, ensuring children can thrive. Key themes include the importance of collaboration with high-income countries, innovative training methods, and the potential of research to improve outcomes. The talk encourages redefining pediatric critical care based on available resources and cultural contexts to significantly impact pediatric mortality rates.

Keywords

pediatric critical care

resource-limited settings

training programs

infrastructure challenges

collaboration

context-specific guidelines

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