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cord-275445-d3i12m3l	Hashmi, Madiha	A national survey of critical care services in hospitals accredited for training in a lower-middle income country: Pakistan	2020-08-21		.txt	text/plain	3293	179	49	title: A national survey of critical care services in hospitals accredited for training in a lower-middle income country: Pakistan Conclusion: Pakistan, a lower middle-income country, has an established network of critical care facilities with access to basic equipment, but inequalities in its distribution. Since then, regional efforts to map critical care services in Asia have contributed valuable information regarding intensive care unit (ICU) bed availability in the region [9] . This paper details a national survey of critical care services in Pakistan including organisational structures, equipment, infrastructure and training capacity. This national survey from Pakistan reports very limited critical care bed availability but where available ICUs are well resourced with basic equipment for invasive ventilation and monitoring. As Pakistan seeks to improve diagnosis and management of critically ill patients with SARI, sepsis and following trauma, better access to POC services and invasive monitoring, along with specially trained staff to interpret and respond to this information, is essential.	./cache/cord-275445-d3i12m3l.txt	./txt/cord-275445-d3i12m3l.txt