Abstract
Simon Bursztein was the founder of intensive care medicine in Israel. After the 6-day War, intensive care stations were created at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa and the practice of general intensive care was developed. Pr Bursztein with his colleague from Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, Pr Shamai Kotev, created a specialty which still exists today. The history of the specialty in Israel and worldwide is detailed in this article.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 335-337 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Anesteziologie a Intenzivni Medicina |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- History
- Intensive care medicine