Can the terms "low resource setting" and "low-income country" be used interchangeably in the context of intensive care medicine?

doi:10.1007/s00134-023-07203-8

. 2023 Oct;49(10):1274-1275.

doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07203-8. Epub 2023 Aug 29.

Can the terms "low resource setting" and "low-income country" be used interchangeably in the context of intensive care medicine?

Pedja Kovacevic^{1

2}

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¹ Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, dvanaestbeba bb, 78000, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. pedja.kovacevic@med.unibl.org.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. pedja.kovacevic@med.unibl.org.

PMID: 37642671
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-023-07203-8

Can the terms "low resource setting" and "low-income country" be used interchangeably in the context of intensive care medicine?

Pedja Kovacevic. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Oct.

. 2023 Oct;49(10):1274-1275.

doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07203-8. Epub 2023 Aug 29.

Author

Pedja Kovacevic^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, dvanaestbeba bb, 78000, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. pedja.kovacevic@med.unibl.org.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. pedja.kovacevic@med.unibl.org.

PMID: 37642671
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-023-07203-8

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1. Spencer SA, Adipa FE, Baker T, Crawford AM, Dark P, Dula D et al (2023) A health systems approach to critical care delivery in low-resource settings: a narrative review. Intensive Care Med. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-023-07136-2 - DOI - PubMed - PMC
1. Losonczy LI, Papali A, Kivlehan S, Calvello Hynes EJ, Calderon G, Laytin A et al (2021) White paper on early critical care services in low resource settings. Ann Glob Health 87:105 - DOI - PubMed - PMC
1. Čučković M, Drmić Ž, Pražetina M, Tipura D, Ćurčić M, Miko I et al (2022) Epidemiological characteristics, baseline clinical features, and outcomes of critically ill patients treated in a coronavirus disease 2019 tertiary center in continental Croatia. Croat Med J 63:6–15 - DOI - PubMed - PMC
1. Kovacevic P, Djajic V, Momcicevic D, Zlojutro B, Jandric M, Kovacevic T et al (2023) Boosting ICU capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic in the western Balkan region, The Republic of Srpska experience. J Public Health Res 12:22799036231151760 - DOI - PubMed - PMC
1. Kovacevic P, Meyer FJ, Gajic O (2022) Successful implementation of modern critical care in the low-resources country Bosnia and Herzegovina: single-center experience. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfallmed 117:269–275 - DOI

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[1] Spencer SA, Adipa FE, Baker T, Crawford AM, Dark P, Dula D et al (2023) A health systems approach to critical care delivery in low-resource settings: a narrative review. Intensive Care Med. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-023-07136-2 - DOI - PubMed - PMC

[2] Spencer SA, Adipa FE, Baker T, Crawford AM, Dark P, Dula D et al (2023) A health systems approach to critical care delivery in low-resource settings: a narrative review. Intensive Care Med. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-023-07136-2 - DOI - PubMed - PMC

[3] Losonczy LI, Papali A, Kivlehan S, Calvello Hynes EJ, Calderon G, Laytin A et al (2021) White paper on early critical care services in low resource settings. Ann Glob Health 87:105 - DOI - PubMed - PMC

[4] Losonczy LI, Papali A, Kivlehan S, Calvello Hynes EJ, Calderon G, Laytin A et al (2021) White paper on early critical care services in low resource settings. Ann Glob Health 87:105 - DOI - PubMed - PMC

[5] Čučković M, Drmić Ž, Pražetina M, Tipura D, Ćurčić M, Miko I et al (2022) Epidemiological characteristics, baseline clinical features, and outcomes of critically ill patients treated in a coronavirus disease 2019 tertiary center in continental Croatia. Croat Med J 63:6–15 - DOI - PubMed - PMC

[6] Čučković M, Drmić Ž, Pražetina M, Tipura D, Ćurčić M, Miko I et al (2022) Epidemiological characteristics, baseline clinical features, and outcomes of critically ill patients treated in a coronavirus disease 2019 tertiary center in continental Croatia. Croat Med J 63:6–15 - DOI - PubMed - PMC

[7] Kovacevic P, Djajic V, Momcicevic D, Zlojutro B, Jandric M, Kovacevic T et al (2023) Boosting ICU capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic in the western Balkan region, The Republic of Srpska experience. J Public Health Res 12:22799036231151760 - DOI - PubMed - PMC

[8] Kovacevic P, Djajic V, Momcicevic D, Zlojutro B, Jandric M, Kovacevic T et al (2023) Boosting ICU capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic in the western Balkan region, The Republic of Srpska experience. J Public Health Res 12:22799036231151760 - DOI - PubMed - PMC

[9] Kovacevic P, Meyer FJ, Gajic O (2022) Successful implementation of modern critical care in the low-resources country Bosnia and Herzegovina: single-center experience. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfallmed 117:269–275 - DOI

[10] Kovacevic P, Meyer FJ, Gajic O (2022) Successful implementation of modern critical care in the low-resources country Bosnia and Herzegovina: single-center experience. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfallmed 117:269–275 - DOI

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