Experience of augmenting critical care capacity in Daegu during COVID-19 incident in South Korea

• Je Hyeong Kim,
• Suk-Kyung Hong,
• Younghwan Kim,
• Ho Geol Ryu,
• Chi-Min Park,
• Young Seok Lee,
• Sung Jin Hong

Affiliations

Je Hyeong Kim

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea

Suk-Kyung Hong

Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Younghwan Kim

Department of Surgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

Ho Geol Ryu

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Chi-Min Park

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Young Seok Lee

Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Sung Jin Hong

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea