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| Title |
Difficulties in access and estimates of public beds in intensive care units in the state of Rio de Janeiro
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| Published in |
Revista de Saúde Pública, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.1590/s1518-8787.2016050005997 |
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| Authors |
Rosane Sonia Goldwasser, Maria Stella de Castro Lobo, Edilson Fernandes de Arruda, Simone Aldrey Angelo, José Roberto Lapa e Silva, André Assis de Salles, Cid Marcos David |
| Abstract |
OBJECTIVE To estimate the required number of public beds for adults in intensive care units in the state of Rio de Janeiro to meet the existing demand and compare results with recommendations by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. METHODS The study uses a hybrid model combining time series and queuing theory to predict the demand and estimate the number of required beds. Four patient flow scenarios were considered according to bed requests, percentage of abandonments and average length of stay in intensive care unit beds. The results were plotted against Ministry of Health parameters. Data were obtained from the State Regulation Center from 2010 to 2011. RESULTS There were 33,101 medical requests for 268 regulated intensive care unit beds in Rio de Janeiro. With an average length of stay in regulated ICUs of 11.3 days, there would be a need for 595 active beds to ensure system stability and 628 beds to ensure a maximum waiting time of six hours. Deducting current abandonment rates due to clinical improvement (25.8%), these figures fall to 441 and 417. With an average length of stay of 6.5 days, the number of required beds would be 342 and 366, respectively; deducting abandonment rates, 254 and 275. The Brazilian Ministry of Health establishes a parameter of 118 to 353 beds. Although the number of regulated beds is within the recommended range, an increase in beds of 122.0% is required to guarantee system stability and of 134.0% for a maximum waiting time of six hours. CONCLUSIONS Adequate bed estimation must consider reasons for limited timely access and patient flow management in a scenario that associates prioritization of requests with the lowest average length of stay. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 33% |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 75 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 75 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 13 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 15% |
| Unknown | 25 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 13% |
| Engineering | 5 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 10 | 13% |
| Unknown | 27 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 March 2021.
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#263
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