• Mervyn Mer, Diptesh Aryal, Nathan D Nielsen, NetoAry SerpaASAustralian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 3 553 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia; Department of Critical Care, University , Bhavna Seth, Madiha Raees, Martin W Dünser, and Kristina E Rudd.
• Department of Medicine, Divisions of Critical Care and Pulmonology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: mervyn.mer@wits.ac.za.
• Crit Care Clin. 2022 Oct 1; 38 (4): 761774761-774.

AbstractPandemics, increases in disease incidence that affect multiple regions of the world, present huge challenges to health care systems and in particular to policymakers, public health authorities, clinicians, and all health care workers (HCWs). The recent COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of severely ill patients, many of whom who have required hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. The discipline of critical care is a vital and integral component of pandemic preparedness. Safe and effective critical care has the potential to improve outcomes, motivate individuals to seek timely medical attention, and attenuate the devastating sequelae of a severe pandemic. To achieve this, suitable critical care planning and preparation are essential.Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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