A comparison of private and public sector intensive care unit infrastructure in South Africa

Background. Intensive care units (ICUs) are designed to care for patients who are often at increased risk of acquiring healthcare-associated infections. The structure of ICUs should be optimally designed to facilitate the care of these critically ill patients, and minimise their risk of infection. N...

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Main Authors: S Mahomed, A Sturm, P Moodley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2017-11-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12146/8345