CRITICAL CARE IN JAPAN AND KOREA - THE MARKET OF EXCELLENCE

Medical services in general are well advanced in Japan and Korea. Howe ver, intensive and critical care medicine is still on its way to furth er developments. One particular problem in both countries is the short age of positions for intensive care physicians and nurses. Although th ey are well equipped with therapeutic and monitoring devices, there ar e a limited number of ICU beds. In Korea, the estimated number of ICUs is 122 or more. In Japan, the number of ICUs is estimated to he betwe en 229 and 944.