中国重症医学30年发展之路

Development of critical care medicine in China

重症医学(critical care medicine)是研究任何损伤或疾病导致机体向死亡发展过程的特点和规律性,并根据这些特点和规律性对重症患者进行治疗的学科。中国重症医学的理念起步于20世纪70年代初期。随着第一个重症监护病房(ICU)的建立及之后ICU逐渐在医疗工作中起到的不可比拟作用,重症医学已经成为中国医疗卫生系统中不可缺少的重要组成部分。今天,作为临床二级学科、具有丰富学术内涵的重症医学,正在系统化、规范化的道路上持续发展。

Summary： Critical care medicine is a branch of medical science that deals with the characteristics and regu- larity with life-threatening process initiated by any injury or disease, and accordingly, relevant treatment for pa- tients with critical illness. Conceptions of critical care medicine in China stemmed in early 1970s. Ever since the establishment of the first intensive care unit （ICU） and along with the increasingly incomparable role of ICU in medical practices, critical care medicine has become an indispensable part of Chinese medical and health system. Currently, critical care medicine as a secondary clinical discipline and a well-constructed science is in sustainable development on a way towards systematization and standardization.