Abstract:Background : Critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)was surging and far outnumbered existing beds. Aims : To describe how to rapidly convert general wards to intensive care units for critically ill patients with COVID-19. Materials & Methods : Comprehensive assessment and analysis of available resources and standard requirements. Results : The ICUs were successfully assembled in four days. The conversion included environment reconstruction, configuration and management of equipment, inf… Show more
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