Critical care medicine in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Critical care medicine remains underdeveloped in many parts of the world. In Saudi Arabia, there have been major developments in the past 2-3 decades. The purpose of this review is to give an account of the current status of critical care practice [‎including services provided during the haj season]‎ and training in Saudi Arabia using examples of primary, secondary and tertiary care hospitals. The future needs of the profession are also addressed