• Critical care clinics · Apr 1997

    Review Historical Article

    Critical care in Europe.

    • J L Vincent, L Thijs, and V Cerny.
    • Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
    • Crit Care Clin. 1997 Apr 1;13(2):245-54.

    AbstractIntensive care medicine developed in Europe following the polio epidemic in Denmark in 1952 and is now a specialty in its own right. Across Europe differences exist between countries regarding unit size, policy, staffing, and patient demographics. There is in particular a marked north/south divide, with smaller units dealing with sicker patients in the south than the north. The United Kingdom appears to be similar to the countries of Southern Europe. Guidelines for training and structure are being developed in an attempt to create more uniformity and improve communication between units.

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