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Ohbe H, Matsui H, Yasunaga H. Regional Critical Care Bed Capacity and Incidence and Mortality of Mechanical Ventilation in Japan. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024; 210:358-361. [PMID: 38843193 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202401-0168le] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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- Hiroyuki Ohbe
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and
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Ohbe H, Shime N, Yamana H, Goto T, Sasabuchi Y, Kudo D, Matsui H, Yasunaga H, Kushimoto S. Hospital and regional variations in intensive care unit admission for patients with invasive mechanical ventilation. J Intensive Care 2024; 12:21. [PMID: 38840225 PMCID: PMC11155017 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-024-00736-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients who receive invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in the intensive care unit (ICU) have exhibited lower in-hospital mortality rates than those who are treated outside. However, the patient-, hospital-, and regional factors influencing the ICU admission of patients with IMV have not been quantitatively examined. METHODS This retrospective cohort study used data from the nationwide Japanese inpatient administrative database and medical facility statistics. We included patients aged ≥ 15 years who underwent IMV between April 2018 and March 2019. The primary outcome was ICU admission on the day of IMV initiation. Multilevel logistic regression analyses incorporating patient-, hospital-, or regional-level variables were used to assess cluster effects by calculating the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), median odds ratio (MOR), and proportional change in variance (PCV). RESULTS Among 83,346 eligible patients from 546 hospitals across 140 areas, 40.4% were treated in ICUs on their IMV start day. ICU admission rates varied widely between hospitals (median 0.7%, interquartile range 0-44.5%) and regions (median 28.7%, interquartile range 0.9-46.2%). Multilevel analyses revealed significant effects of hospital cluster (ICC 82.2% and MOR 41.4) and regional cluster (ICC 67.3% and MOR 12.0). Including patient-level variables did not change these ICCs and MORs, with a PCV of 2.3% and - 1.0%, respectively. Further adjustment for hospital- and regional-level variables decreased the ICC and MOR, with a PCV of 95.2% and 85.6%, respectively. Among the hospital- and regional-level variables, hospitals with ICU beds and regions with ICU beds had a statistically significant and strong association with ICU admission. CONCLUSIONS Our results revealed that primarily hospital and regional factors, rather than patient-related ones, opposed ICU admissions for patients with IMV. This has important implications for healthcare policymakers planning interventions for optimal ICU resource allocation.
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- Hiroyuki Ohbe
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan.
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
- Data Science Center, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- TXP Medical Co., Ltd., 41-1 H1O Kanda 706, Kanda Higashimatsushita-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0042, Japan
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- Department of Real-World Evidence, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
- Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Health Services Research, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
- Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan
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Dasari P, Reddy M, Parmar DS, Britto C. Tele-ICU enabled management of an organ donor in an under-resourced setting. BMJ Case Rep 2024; 17:e255348. [PMID: 38627056 PMCID: PMC11029231 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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A man in his 30s was involved in a road traffic crash in a small town in India, not equipped to deal with cases of brainstem death. He was declared brain-dead after a few hours. The patient's information was forwarded to organ specialists across the country, with the goal of preserving the patient's organs for donation via a tele-ICU model. The team comprising bedside doctors and remote intensivists communicating via an indigenously developed tele-ICU platform managed the patient for 24 hours, following treatment protocols and providing critical care to ensure that the patient's vital organs were optimally perfused. The following morning, specialist teams from a nearby city arrived at the local hospital to retrieve the patient's organs. This fast-tracked organ retrieval and transplant process were made possible through advances in technology and the involvement of specialists from other parts of the country through this tele-ICU model.
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- Division of Critical CareDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Boston, USA
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Islam MT, Bruce M, Alam K. Patterns and determinants of healthcare utilization and medication use before and during the COVID-19 crisis in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and India. BMC Health Serv Res 2024; 24:416. [PMID: 38570763 PMCID: PMC10988829 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-10789-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND COVID-19 rapidly spread through South Asian countries and overwhelmed the health systems that were unprepared for such an outbreak. Evidence from high-income countries showed that COVID-19 impacted healthcare utilization, including medication use, but empirical evidence is lacking in South Asia. This study aimed to investigate the effect of COVID-19 on healthcare utilization and medication use in South Asia. METHOD The current study used longitudinal data from the 'Premise Health Service Disruption Survey' 2020 and 2021. The countries of interest were limited to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and India. In these surveys, data related to healthcare utilization and medication use were collected for three-time points; 'Pre-COVID phase', 'Initial phase of COVID-19 outbreak', and 'One year of COVID-19 outbreak'. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) along with McNemar's test, Kruskal-Wallis test and χ2 test were applied in this study following the conceptualization of Andersen's healthcare utilization model. RESULT The use of healthcare and medication was unevenly impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and India. Immediately after the COVID-19 outbreak, respondents in Bangladesh reported around four times higher incomplete healthcare utilization compared to pre-COVID phase. In contrast, respondents in Afghanistan reported lower incomplete utilization of healthcare in a similar context. In the post COVID-19 outbreak, non-adherence to medication use was significantly higher in Afghanistan (OR:1.7; 95%CI:1.6,1.9) and India (OR:1.3; 95%CI:1.1,1.7) compared to pre-COVID phase. Respondents of all three countries who sought assistance to manage non-communicable diseases (NCDs) had higher odds (Afghanistan: OR:1.5; 95%CI:1.3,1.8; Bangladesh: OR: 3.7; 95%CI:1.9,7.3; India: OR: 2.3; 95% CI: 1.4,3.6) of non-adherence to medication use after the COVID-19 outbreak compared to pre-COVID phase. CONCLUSION The present study documented important evidence of the influence of COVID-19 epidemic on healthcare utilization and medication use in three countries of South Asia. Lessons learned from this study can feed into policy responses to the crisis and preparedness for future pandemics.
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- Md Tauhidul Islam
- Murdoch Business School, Murdoch University, 6150, Perth, WA, Australia.
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Centre for Biosecurity and One Health, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, 6150, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Murdoch Business School, Murdoch University, 6150, Perth, WA, Australia
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Prust ML, Forman R, Ovbiagele B. Addressing disparities in the global epidemiology of stroke. Nat Rev Neurol 2024; 20:207-221. [PMID: 38228908 DOI: 10.1038/s41582-023-00921-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability worldwide. Though the burden of stroke worldwide seems to have declined in the past three decades, much of this effect reflects decreases in high-income countries (HICs). By contrast, the burden of stroke has grown rapidly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where epidemiological, socioeconomic and demographic shifts have increased the incidence of stroke and other non-communicable diseases. Furthermore, even in HICs, disparities in stroke epidemiology exist along racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and geographical lines. In this Review, we highlight the under-acknowledged disparities in the burden of stroke. We emphasize the shifting global landscape of stroke risk factors, critical gaps in stroke service delivery, and the need for a more granular analysis of the burden of stroke within and between LMICs and HICs to guide context-appropriate capacity-building. Finally, we review strategies for addressing key inequalities in stroke epidemiology, including improvements in epidemiological surveillance and context-specific research efforts in under-resourced regions, development of the global workforce of stroke care providers, expansion of access to preventive and treatment services through mobile and telehealth platforms, and scaling up of evidence-based strategies and policies that target local, national, regional and global stroke disparities.
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- Morgan L Prust
- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Shrestha GS, Nepal G, Prust ML. Developing Systems of Emergency and Inpatient Neurologic Care in Resource-Limited Settings. Semin Neurol 2024; 44:105-118. [PMID: 38485125 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Neurologic diseases represent a significant global health challenge, leading to disability and mortality worldwide. Healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries are disproportionally affected. In these resource-limited settings, numerous barriers hinder the effective delivery of emergency and inpatient neurologic care, including shortages of trained personnel, limited access to diagnostics and essential medications, inadequate facilities, and absence of rehabilitation services. Disparities in the neurology workforce, limited access to neuroimaging, and availability of acute interventions further exacerbate the problem. This article explores strategies to enhance global capacity for inpatient neurologic care, emphasizing the importance of workforce development, context-specific protocols, telehealth solutions, advocacy efforts, and collaborations.
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- Gentle Sunder Shrestha
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of General Medicine, Rani Primary Healthcare Centre, Rani, Biratnagar, Nepal
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- Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Estrada JAG. Unraveling socioeconomic determinants of health-related behavior, reception of information, and perceptions on disease disclosure at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: did health insurance curb the disparities in the Philippines? BMC Public Health 2024; 24:767. [PMID: 38475807 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18264-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The study uncovers micro and macro socioeconomic disparities in terms of health behavior, disease perception, and reception of information. Furthermore, findings shed light on the possible role of health insurance on access to information, disease perception and the adoption of preventive behaviors in the context of a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS This study employed a cross-sectional design using the Philippine Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). With a total of 29,809 respondents, it evaluated the individual or household and systemwide socioeconomic determinants of four different outcomes: receipt of information, disease perception, uptake of free preventive services, and treatment-seeking behavior. In addition to logistic regression models with the socioeconomic variables as the independent variables, models for the evaluation of the moderating effect of insurance ownership were fitted. Predicted probabilities were reported for the analysis of moderating effects. RESULTS Findings show that individual and householdsocioeconomic determinants affected health-behavior and access to or receipt of information pertinent to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both education and wealth affected the receipt of information such that individuals in more advantaged socioeconomic positions were at least 30% more likely to have received information on COVID-19. Wealth was also associated to treatment-seeking behavior. Regional differences were seen across all dependent variables. Moreover, the study provides evidence that ownership of insurance can close education-based gaps in the uptake of free vaccination and COVID-19 testing. CONCLUSION It is imperative that targeted efforts be maximized by utilizing existing strategies and mechanisms to reach the marginalized and disadvantaged segments of the population. Health insurance may give off added benefits that increase proficiency in navigating through the healthcare system. Further research may focus on examining pathways by which health insurance or social policies may be used to leverage responses to public health or environmental emergencies.
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Phua J, Kulkarni AP, Mizota T, Hashemian SMR, Lee WY, Permpikul C, Chittawatanarat K, Nitikaroon P, Arabi YM, Fang WF, Konkayev A, Hashmi M, Palo JE, Faruq MO, Shrestha BR, KC B, Mat Nor MBB, Sann KK, Ling L, Haniffa R, Al Bahrani M, Mendsaikhan N, Chan YH. Critical care bed capacity in Asian countries and regions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. WESTERN PACIFIC 2024; 44:100982. [PMID: 38143717 PMCID: PMC10733690 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted the importance of critical care. The aim of the current study was to compare the number of adult critical care beds in relation to population size in Asian countries and regions before (2017) and during (2022) the pandemic. Methods This observational study collected data closest to 2022 on critical care beds (intensive care units and intermediate care units) in 12 middle-income and 7 high-income economies (using the 2022-2023 World Bank classification), through a mix of methods including government sources, national critical care societies, personal contacts, and data extrapolation. Data were compared with a prior study from 2017 of the same countries and regions. Findings The cumulative number of critical care beds per 100,000 population increased from 3.0 in 2017 to 9.4 in 2022 (p = 0.003). The median figure for middle-income economies increased from 2.6 (interquartile range [IQR] 1.7-7.8) to 6.6 (IQR 2.2-13.3), and that for high-income economies increased from 11.4 (IQR 7.3-22.8) to 13.9 (IQR 10.7-21.7). Only 3 countries did not see a rise in bed capacity. Where data were available in 2022, 10.9% of critical care beds were in single rooms (median 5.0% in middle-income and 20.3% in high-income economies), and 5.3% had negative pressure (median 0.7% in middle-income and 18.5% in high-income economies). Interpretation Critical care bed capacity in the studied Asian countries and regions increased close to three-fold from 2017 to 2022. Much of this increase was attributed to middle-income economies, but substantial heterogeneity exists. Funding None.
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- Jason Phua
- Fast and Chronic Programmes, Alexandra Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore
- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Anesthesia, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Health Administration Division, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Respiratory Care, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Department, Astana Medical University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
- National Science Center of Traumatology and Orthopedia Named Batpenov, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Acute and Critical Care Institute, The Medical City, Pasig City, Philippines
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- General Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department, United Hospital Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Yangon General Hospital, University of Medicine 1, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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- Mongolia-Japan Hospital, Mongolian National University Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Biostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
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- Fast and Chronic Programmes, Alexandra Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore
- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
- Department of Anesthesia, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
- Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
- Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Health Administration Division, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
- King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Respiratory Care, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan
- Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Department, Astana Medical University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
- National Science Center of Traumatology and Orthopedia Named Batpenov, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Acute and Critical Care Institute, The Medical City, Pasig City, Philippines
- General Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department, United Hospital Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
- International Islamic University Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuantan, Malaysia
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Yangon General Hospital, University of Medicine 1, Yangon, Myanmar
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
- Mongolia-Japan Hospital, Mongolian National University Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Biostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
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Ohbe H, Hashimoto S, Ogura T, Nishikimi M, Kudo D, Shime N, Kushimoto S. Association between regional critical care capacity and the incidence of invasive mechanical ventilation for coronavirus disease 2019: a population-based cohort study. J Intensive Care 2024; 12:6. [PMID: 38287432 PMCID: PMC10826037 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-024-00718-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exposed critical care supply shortages worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the association between regional critical care capacity and the incidence of invasive mechanical ventilation following novel COVID-19 during the pandemic in Japan, a country with a limited intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity of a median of 5.1 ICU beds per 100,000 individuals. METHODS This population-based cohort study used data from the CRoss Icu Searchable Information System database and publicly available databases provided by the Japanese government and Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine. We identified patients recently diagnosed with COVID-19, those who received invasive mechanical ventilation, and those who received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) between February 2020 and March 2023. We analyzed the association between regional critical care capacity (ICU beds, high-dependency care unit (HDU) beds, resource-rich ICU beds, and intensivists) and the incidence of invasive mechanical ventilation, ECMO, and risk-adjusted mortality across 47 Japanese prefectures. RESULTS Among the approximately 127 million individuals residing in Japan, 33,189,809 were recently diagnosed with COVID-19, with 12,203 and 1,426 COVID-19 patients on invasive mechanical ventilation and ECMO, respectively, during the study period. Prefecture-level linear regression analysis revealed that the addition of ICU beds, resource-rich ICU beds, and intensivists per 100,000 individuals increased the incidence of IMV by 5.37 (95% confidence interval, 1.99-8.76), 7.27 (1.61-12.9), and 13.12 (3.48-22.76), respectively. However, the number of HDU beds per 100,000 individuals was not statistically significantly associated with the incidence of invasive mechanical ventilation. None of the four indicators of regional critical care capacity was statistically significantly associated with the incidence of ECMO and risk-adjusted mortality. CONCLUSIONS The results of prefecture-level analyses demonstrate that increased numbers of ICU beds, resource-rich ICU beds, and intensivists are associated with the incidence of invasive mechanical ventilation among patients recently diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic. These findings have important implications for healthcare policymakers, aiding in efficiently allocating critical care resources during crises, particularly in regions with limited ICU bed capacities. Registry and the registration no. of the study/trial The approval date of the registry was August 20, 2020, and the registration no. of the study was lUMIN000041450.
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- Hiroyuki Ohbe
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Non-Profit Organization ICU Collaboration Network (ICON), Tokyo, Japan
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- Tochigi Prefectural Emergency and Critical Care Centre, Imperil Gift Foundation SAISEIKAI, Utsunomiya Hospital, 911-1 Takebayashi-Machi, Utsunomiya, 321-0974, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
- Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan.
- Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.
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Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan BK, Granholm A, Myatra SN, Jha V, Hammond N, Micallef S, Munch MW, Kjær MBN, Møller MH, Lange T, Perner A, Venkatesh B. Heterogeneity of treatment effect of higher dose dexamethasone by geographic region (Europe vs. India) in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxemia - a post hoc evaluation of the COVID STEROID 2 trial. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. SOUTHEAST ASIA 2024; 20:100293. [PMID: 38234702 PMCID: PMC10794101 DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Background In the COVID-STEROID 2 trial there was suggestion of heterogeneity of treatment effects (HTE) between patients enrolled from Europe vs. India on the primary outcome. Whether there was HTE for the remaining patient-centred outcomes is unclear. Methods In this post hoc analysis of the COVID-STEROID 2 trial, which compared 12 mg vs. 6 mg dexamethasone in adults with COVID-19 and severe hypoxemia, we evaluated HTE by geographical region (Europe vs. India) for secondary outcomes with analyses adjusted for stratification variables. Results are presented as risk differences (RDs) or mean differences (MDs) with 99% confidence intervals (CIs) and P-values from interaction tests. Findings There were differences in mortality at day 28 (RD for Europe -8.3% (99% CI: -17.7 to 1.0) vs. India 0.1% (99% CI: -10.0 to 10.0)), mortality at day 90 (RD for Europe -7.4% (99% CI: -17.1 to 2.0) vs. India -1.4% (99% CI: -12.8 to 9.8)), mortality at day 180 (RD for Europe -6.7% (99% CI: -16.4 to 2.9) vs. India -1.0% (99% CI: -12.3 to 10.3)), and number of days alive without life support at day 90 (MD for Europe 6.1 days (99% CI: -1.3 to 13.4) vs. India 1.7 days (99% CI: -8.4 to 11.8)). For serious adverse reactions, the direction was reversed (RD for Europe -1.0% (99% CI: -7.1 to 5.2) vs. India -5.3% (99% CI: -16.2 to 5.0). Interpretation Our analysis suggests higher dose dexamethasone may have less beneficial effects for patients in India as compared with those in Europe; however, the evidence is weak, and this could represent a chance finding. Funding None for this analysis. The COVID STEROID 2 trial was funded by The Novo Nordisk Foundation and supported by Rigshospitalet's Research Council.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- The George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi, India
- Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
- School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- Critical Care Program, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Australia
- Malcolm Fisher Department of Intensive Care, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- Critical Care Program, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Critical Care Program, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Australia
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Kanneganti A, Tan BYQ, Nik Ab Rahman NH, Leow AST, Denning M, Goh ET, Lim LJH, Sia CH, Chua YX, Kinross J, Tan M, Tan LF, Wan YM, Sharma A, Danuaji R, Komal Kumar RN, Sheng CK, Kheng CP, Abdul Karim SS, Abdul Ghani MN, Mahmud S, Chan YH, Sharma VK, Sim K, Ooi SBS. Safety attitudes, burnout and well-being among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Indo-Pacific regional cross-sectional study. Singapore Med J 2023; 64:667-676. [PMID: 35139631 PMCID: PMC10754367 DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2022014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact in Asia and has placed significant burden on already stretched healthcare systems. We examined the impact of COVID-19 on the safety attitudes among healthcare workers (HCWs), as well as their associated demographic and occupational factors, and measures of burnout, depression and anxiety. Methods A cross-sectional survey study utilising snowball sampling was performed involving doctors, nurses and allied health professions from 23 hospitals in Singapore, Malaysia, India and Indonesia between 29 May 2020 and 13 July 2020. This survey collated demographic data and workplace conditions and included three validated questionnaires: the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. We performed multivariate mixed-model regression to assess independent associations with the SAQ total percentage agree rate (PAR). Results We obtained 3,163 responses. The SAQ total PARs were found to be 35.7%, 15.0%, 51.0% and 3.3% among the respondents from Singapore, Malaysia, India and Indonesia, respectively. Burnout scores were highest among respondents from Indonesia and lowest among respondents from India (70.9%-85.4% vs. 56.3%-63.6%, respectively). Multivariate analyses revealed that meeting burnout and depression thresholds and shifts lasting ≥12 h were significantly associated with lower SAQ total PAR. Conclusion Addressing the factors contributing to high burnout and depression and placing strict limits on work hours per shift may contribute significantly towards improving safety culture among HCWs and should remain priorities during the pandemic.
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- Abhiram Kanneganti
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Emergency & Trauma, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
- Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Ma laysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, UK
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- Early Psychosis Intervention Program, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- National University Polyclinics – Pioneer, National University Health System, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, UK
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore
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- Division of Healthy Ageing, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Neurology, Zydus Hospitals and BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Neurology, Dr Moewardi Hospital, Kota Surakarta, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
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- Cerebrovascular Unit, Yashoda Institute of Neuroscience, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Emergency and Trauma Department, Sabah Women and Children’s Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Emergency and Trauma Department, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab (II), Bandar Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Emergency and Trauma Department, Hospital Tuanku Jaafar, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Biostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- West Region, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Emergency Medicine Department, National University Hospital, Singapore
- Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore
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Chen SX, Ye FTF, Cheng KL, Ng JCK, Lam BCP, Hui BPH, Au AKY, Wu WCH, Gu D, Zeng Y. Social media trust predicts lower COVID-19 vaccination rates and higher excess mortality over 2 years. PNAS NEXUS 2023; 2:pgad318. [PMID: 37841324 PMCID: PMC10568527 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Trust plays a crucial role in implementing public health interventions against the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined the prospective associations of interpersonal, institutional, and media trust with vaccination rates and excess mortality over time in two multinational studies. In study 1, we investigated the country-level relationships between interpersonal trust, vaccination rates, and excess mortality across 54 countries. Interpersonal trust at the country level was calculated by aggregating data of 80,317 participants from the World Values Survey in 2017-20. Data on vaccination rates and excess mortality were obtained from the World Health Organization. Our findings indicated that higher levels of interpersonal trust were linked to higher vaccination rates and lower excess mortality rates in both 2020 and 2021. In study 2, we collected data from 18,171 adults in 35 countries/societies, stratified by age, gender, and region of residence. At the country/society level, interpersonal trust and trust in local healthcare facilities, local healthcare services, and healthcare professionals were associated with higher vaccination rates and lower excess mortality, whereas social media trust was associated with lower vaccination rates and higher excess mortality across three time points over 2 years. Our findings are robust when controlling for country-level covariates of the government stringency index, population density, and medical resources (i.e. critical care beds) in both studies.
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- Sylvia Xiaohua Chen
- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Independent Researcher, New York, USA
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- National School of Development, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Tagami T. Chronicles of change for the future: The imperative of continued data collection in French ICUs. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2023; 42:101294. [PMID: 37573947 DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2023.101294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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- Takashi Tagami
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, 1-396 Kosugimachi, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-8533, Japan.
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Schell CO, Wellhagen A, Lipcsey M, Kurland L, Bjurling-Sjöberg P, Stålsby Lundborg C, Castegren M, Baker T. The burden of critical illness among adults in a Swedish region-a population-based point-prevalence study. Eur J Med Res 2023; 28:322. [PMID: 37679836 PMCID: PMC10483802 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01279-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with critical illness have a high risk of mortality. Key decision-making in the health system affecting the outcomes of critically ill patients requires epidemiological evidence, but the burden of critical illness is largely unknown. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of critical illness in a Swedish region. Secondary objectives were to estimate the proportion of hospital inpatients who are critically ill and to describe the in-hospital location of critically ill patients. METHODS A prospective, multi-center, population-based, point-prevalence study on specific days in 2017-2018. All adult (> 18 years) in-patients, regardless of admitting specially, in all acute hospitals in Sörmland, and the patients from Sörmland who had been referred to university hospitals, were included. Patients in the operating theatres, with a psychiatric cause of admission, women in active labor and moribund patients, were excluded. All participants were examined by trained data collectors. Critical illness was defined as "a state of ill health with vital organ dysfunction, a high risk of imminent death if care is not provided and a potential for reversibility". The presence of one or more severely deranged vital signs was used to classify critical illness. The prevalence of critical illness was calculated as the number of critically ill patients divided by the number of adults in the region. RESULTS A total of 1269 patients were included in the study. Median age was 74 years and 50% of patients were female. Critical illness was present in 133 patients, resulting in an adult population prevalence of critical illness per 100,000 people of 19.4 (95% CI 16.4-23.0). The proportion of patients in hospital who were critically ill was 10.5% (95% CI 8.8-12.3%). Among the critically ill, 125 [95% CI 94.0% (88.4-97.0%)] were cared for in general wards. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of critical illness was higher than previous, indirect estimates. One in ten hospitalized patients were critically ill, the large majority of which were cared for in general wards. This suggests a hidden burden of critical illness of potential public health, health system and hospital management significance.
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- Carl Otto Schell
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
- Department of Medicine, Nyköping Hospital, Sörmland Region, Nyköping, Sweden.
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nyköping Hospital, Sörmland Region, Nyköping, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Hedenstierna Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Örebro University, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
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- Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Patient Safety, Region Sörmland, Eskilstuna, Sweden
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- Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care (PMI), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (FyFa), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Ohbe H, Sasabuchi Y, Doi K, Matsui H, Yasunaga H. Association Between Levels of Intensive Care and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Sepsis Stratified by Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Scores. Crit Care Med 2023; 51:1138-1147. [PMID: 37114933 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the association between levels of intensive care and in-hospital mortality in patients hospitalized for sepsis, stratified by Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score at admission. DESIGN A nationwide, propensity score-matched, retrospective cohort study. SETTING A Japanese national inpatient database with data on 70-75% of all ICU and high-dependency care unit (HDU) beds in Japan. PATIENTS Adult patients hospitalized for sepsis with SOFA scores greater than or equal to 2 on their day of admission between April 1, 2018, and March 31, 2021, were recruited. Propensity score matching was performed to compare in-hospital mortality, and patients were stratified into 10 groups according to SOFA scores. INTERVENTIONS Two exposure and control groups according to treatment unit on day of admission: 1) ICU + HDU versus general ward and 2) ICU versus HDU. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Of 97,070 patients, 19,770 (20.4%), 23,066 (23.8%), and 54,234 (55.9%) were treated in ICU, HDU, and general ward, respectively. After propensity score matching, the ICU + HDU group had significantly lower in-hospital mortality than the general ward group, among cohorts with SOFA scores greater than or equal to 6. There were no significant differences in in-hospital mortality among cohorts with SOFA scores 3-5. The ICU + HDU group had significantly higher in-hospital mortality than the general ward among cohorts with SOFA scores of 2. The ICU group had lower in-hospital mortality than the HDU group among cohorts with SOFA scores greater than or equal to 12. There were no significant differences in in-hospital mortality among cohorts with SOFA scores 5-11. The ICU group had significantly higher in-hospital mortality than the general ward group among cohorts with SOFA scores less than or equal to 4. CONCLUSIONS Patients hospitalized for sepsis with SOFA scores greater than or equal to 6 in the ICU or HDU had lower in-hospital mortality than those in the general ward, as did those with SOFA scores greater than or equal to 12 in the ICU versus HDU.
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- Hiroyuki Ohbe
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Data Science Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi-ken, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Hung KY, Chen TH, Lee YF, Fang WF. Using Body Composition Analysis for Improved Nutritional Intervention in Septic Patients: A Prospective Interventional Study. Nutrients 2023; 15:3814. [PMID: 37686846 PMCID: PMC10489810 DOI: 10.3390/nu15173814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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The study aimed to determine whether using body composition data acquired through bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA) to adjust diet formulas could improve outcomes in septic patients. There were 132 septic patients in medical intensive care units enrolled in the prospective, randomized, double-blind, interventional study. For the intervention group, dietitians had access to BIA data for adjusting diet formulas according to body composition variables on days 1, 3, and 8. The patients were also stratified based on nutritional risk using the modified Nutrition Risk in Critically ill (mNUTRIC) score. Patients with intervention were more likely to achieve caloric and protein intake goals compared to the control group, especially in the low-risk group. The intervention did not significantly affect mortality, but the survival curves suggested potential benefits. The high-risk group had longer ICU stays and mechanical ventilation duration, which were mitigated by the intervention. Certain body composition variables (e.g., extracellular water to total body water ratio and phase angle) showed differences between high-risk and low-risk groups and may be related to patient outcomes. Non-invasive body composition assessment using BIA can help dietitians adjust diet formulas for critically ill septic patients. Body composition variables may be associated with sepsis outcomes, but further research with larger patient numbers is needed to confirm these findings.
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- Kai-Yin Hung
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan;
- Department of Nutritional Therapy, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan (Y.-F.L.)
- Department of Nursing, Mei Ho University, Pingtung 91202, Taiwan
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- Department of Nutritional Therapy, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan (Y.-F.L.)
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- Department of Nutritional Therapy, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan (Y.-F.L.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan;
- Department of Respiratory Therapy, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan
- Department of Respiratory Care, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi 61363, Taiwan
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Jivraj NK, Hill AD, Shieh MS, Hua M, Gershengorn HB, Ferrando-Vivas P, Harrison D, Rowan K, Lindenauer PK, Wunsch H. Use of Mechanical Ventilation Across 3 Countries. JAMA Intern Med 2023; 183:824-831. [PMID: 37358834 PMCID: PMC10294017 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.2371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Importance The ability to provide invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is a mainstay of modern intensive care; however, whether rates of IMV vary among countries is unclear. Objective To estimate the per capita rates of IMV in adults across 3 high-income countries with large variation in per capita intensive care unit (ICU) bed availability. Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort study examined 2018 data of patients aged 20 years or older who received IMV in England, Canada, and the US. Exposure The country in which IMV was received. Main Outcomes and Measures The main outcome was the age-standardized rate of IMV and ICU admissions in each country. Rates were stratified by age, specific diagnoses (acute myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolus, upper gastrointestinal bleed), and comorbidities (dementia, dialysis dependence). Data analyses were conducted between January 1, 2021, and December 1, 2022. Results The study included 59 873 hospital admissions with IMV in England (median [IQR] patient age, 61 [47-72] years; 59% men, 41% women), 70 250 in Canada (median [IQR] patient age, 65 [54-74] years; 64% men, 36% women), and 1 614 768 in the US (median [IQR] patient age, 65 [54-74] years; 57% men, 43% women). The age-standardized rate per 100 000 population of IMV was the lowest in England (131; 95% CI, 130-132) compared with Canada (290; 95% CI, 288-292) and the US (614; 95% CI, 614-615). Stratified by age, per capita rates of IMV were more similar across countries among younger patients and diverged markedly in older patients. Among patients aged 80 years or older, the crude rate of IMV per 100 000 population was highest in the US (1788; 95% CI, 1781-1796) compared with Canada (694; 95% CI, 679-709) and England (209; 95% CI, 203-214). Concerning measured comorbidities, 6.3% of admitted patients who received IMV in the US had a diagnosis of dementia (vs 1.4% in England and 1.3% in Canada). Similarly, 5.6% of admitted patients in the US were dependent on dialysis prior to receiving IMV (vs 1.3% in England and 0.3% in Canada). Conclusions and Relevance This cohort study found that patients in the US received IMV at a rate 4 times higher than in England and twice that in Canada in 2018. The greatest divergence was in the use of IMV among older adults, and patient characteristics among those who received IMV varied markedly. The differences in overall use of IMV among these countries highlight the need to better understand patient-, clinician-, and systems-level choices associated with the varied use of a limited and expensive resource.
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- Naheed K. Jivraj
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Baystate, Springfield, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre, Napier House, London, United Kingdom
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- Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre, Napier House, London, United Kingdom
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- Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre, Napier House, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Baystate, Springfield, Massachusetts
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sethi SM, Ahmed AS, Iqbal M, Riaz M, Mushtaq MZ, Almas A. Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation score and mortality of patients admitted to intermediate care units of a hospital in a low- and middle-income country: A cross-sectional study from Pakistan. Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci 2023; 13:97-103. [PMID: 38023573 PMCID: PMC10664031 DOI: 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_83_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background Intermediate care units (IMCUs) serve as a bridge between general wards and intensive care units by providing close monitoring and rapid response to medical emergencies. We aim to identify the common acute medical conditions in patients admitted to IMCU and compare the predicted mortality of these conditions by acute physiology and chronic health evaluation-II (APACHE-II) score with actual mortality. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital from 2017 to 2019. All adult internal medicine patients admitted to IMCUs were included. Acute conditions were defined as those of short duration (<3 weeks) that require hospitalization. The APACHE-II score was used to determine the severity of these patients' illnesses. Results Mean (standard deviation [SD]) age was 62 (16.5) years, and 493 (49.2%) patients were male. The top three acute medical conditions were acute and chronic kidney disease in 399 (39.8%), pneumonia in 303 (30.2%), and urinary tract infections (UTIs) in 211 (21.1%). The mean (SD) APACHE-II score of these patients was 12.5 (5.4). The highest mean APACHE-II (SD) score was for acute kidney injury (14.7 ± 4.8), followed by sepsis/septic shock (13.6 ± 5.1) and UTI (13.4 ± 5.1). Sepsis/septic shock was associated with the greatest mortality (odds ratio [OR]: 6.9 [95% CI (confidence interval): 4.5-10.6]), followed by stroke (OR: 3.9 [95% CI: 1.9-8.3]) and pneumonia (OR: 3.0 [95% CI: 2.0-4.5]). Conclusions Sepsis/septic shock, stroke, and pneumonia are the leading causes of death in our IMCUs. The APACHE-II score predicted mortality for most acute medical conditions but underestimated the risk for sepsis and stroke.
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- Sher Muhammad Sethi
- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Jalal A, Iwamoto K, Gedik G, Ravaghi H, Kodama C. Health workforce capacity of intensive care units in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286980. [PMID: 37327195 PMCID: PMC10275434 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The onset of COVID-19 pandemic increased the need for functioning and equipped intensive care units (ICUs) with staff trained in operating them. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, this also triggered the need for assessing the available capacities of ICUs and health workforce so that appropriate strategies can be developed to address emerging challenges of staff shortages in the wake of COVID-19. To address this need, a scoping review on the health workforce capacity of intensive care units in the Eastern Mediterranean Region was conducted. METHODS A scoping review methodology as outlined by Cochrane was followed. Available literature and different data sources were reviewed. Database includes Pubmed (medline,Plos included), IMEMR, Google Scholar for peer-reviewed literature, and Google for grey literature such as relevant website of ministries, national and international organization. The search was performed for publications on intensive care unit health workers for each of the EMR countries in the past 10 years (2011-2021). Data from included studies was charted, analysed and reported in a narrative format. A brief country survey was also conducted to supplement the findings of the review. It included quantitative and qualitative questions about number of ICU beds, physicians and nurses, training programs as well as challenges faced by ICU health workforce. RESULTS Despite limited data availability, this scoping review was able to capture information important for the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Following major themes appeared in findings and results were synthesized for each category: facility and staffing, training and qualification, working conditions/environment and performance appraisal. Shortage of intensive care specialist physicians and nurses were in majority of countries. Some countries offer training programmes, mostly for physicians, at post-graduate level and through short courses. High level of workload, emotional and physical burnout and stress were a consistent finding across all countries. Gaps in knowledge were found regarding procedures common for managing critically ill patients as well as lack of compliance with guidelines and recommendations. CONCLUSION The literature on ICU capacities in EMR is limited, however, our study identified valuable information on health workforce capacity of ICUs in the region. While well-structured, up-to-date, comprehensive and national representative data is still lacking in literature and in countries, there is a clearly emerging need for scaling up the health workforce capacities of ICUs in EMR. Further research is necessary to understand the situation of ICU capacity in EMR. Plans and efforts should be made to build current and future health workforce.
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- Arooj Jalal
- Health Workforce Development, World Health Organization Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
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- Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
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- Health Workforce Development, World Health Organization Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
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- Hospital Care Management, World Health Organization Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
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- Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
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Song S, Li Z, Zhao G, Li X, Wang R, Li B, Liu Q. Epidemiology and risk factors for thrombosis in children and newborns: systematic evaluation and meta-analysis. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:292. [PMID: 37322473 PMCID: PMC10267552 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04122-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Thrombosis is a serious condition in children and neonates. However, the risk factors for thrombosis have not been conclusively determined. This study aimed to identify the risk factors for thrombosis in children and neonates in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) through a meta-analysis to better guide clinical treatment. METHODS A systematic search of electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, WOS, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP) was conducted to retrieve studies from creation on 23 May 2022. Data on the year of publication, study design, country of origin, number of patients/controls, ethnicity, and type of thrombus were extracted. The publication bias and heterogeneity between studies were assessed, and pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using fixed or random effects models. RESULTS A total of 18 studies met the inclusion criteria. The incidence of thrombosis in children was 2% per year (95% CI 1%-2%, P < 0.01). Infection and sepsis (OR = 1.95, P < 0.01), CVC (OR = 3.66, [95%CL 1.78-7.51], P < 0.01), mechanical ventilation (OR = 2.1, [95%CL1.47-3.01], P < 0.01), surgery (OR = 2.25, [95%CL1.2-4.22], P < 0.01), respiratory distress (OR = 1.39, [95%CL0.42-4.63], P < 0.01), ethnicities (OR = 0.88, [95%CL 0.79-0.98], P = 0.78), gestational age (OR = 1.5, [95%CL1.34-1.68], P = 0.65)were identified as risk factors for thrombosis. CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis suggests that CVC, Surgery, mechanical ventilation, Infection/sepsis, gestational age, Respiratory distress, and different ethnicities are risk factors for thrombosis in children and neonates in ICU. These findings may help clinicians to identify high-risk patients and develop appropriate prevention strategies. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO (CRD 42022333449).
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- Shuang Song
- Integrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Integrative Medicine Institute, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Integrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Integrative Medicine Institute, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- ICU, Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- ICU, Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Minami T, Watanabe H, Kato T, Ikeda K, Ueno K, Matsuyama A, Maeda J, Sakai Y, Harada H, Kuriyama A, Yamaji K, Kitajima N, Kamei J, Takatani Y, Sato Y, Yamashita Y, Mizota T, Ohtsuru S. Dexmedetomidine versus haloperidol for sedation of non-intubated patients with hyperactive delirium during the night in a high dependency unit: study protocol for an open-label, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial (DEX-HD trial). BMC Anesthesiol 2023; 23:193. [PMID: 37270483 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-023-02158-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Delirium is common in critically ill patients. Haloperidol has long been used for the treatment of delirium. Dexmedetomidine has recently been used to treat delirium among intubated critically ill patients. However, the efficacy of dexmedetomidine for delirium in non-intubated critically ill patients remains unknown. We hypothesize that dexmedetomidine is superior to haloperidol for sedation of patients with hyperactive delirium, and would reduce the prevalence of delirium among non-intubated patients after administration. We will conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare dexmedetomidine and haloperidol for the treatment of nocturnal hyperactive delirium in non-intubated patients in high dependency units (HDUs). METHODS This is an open-label, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine and haloperidol for nocturnal hyperactive delirium in non-intubated patients at two HDUs of a tertiary hospital. We will recruit consecutive non-intubated patients who are admitted to the HDU from the emergency room, and allocate them in a 1:1 ratio to the dexmedetomidine or haloperidol group in advance. The allocated investigational drug will be administered only when participants develop hyperactive delirium (Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale [RASS] score ≥1 and a positive score on the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU between 19:00 and 6:00 the next day) during the night at an HDU. Dexmedetomidine is administered continuously, while haloperidol is administered intermittently. The primary outcome is the proportion of participants who achieve the targeted sedation level (RASS score of between -3 and 0) 2h after the administration of the investigational drug. Secondary outcomes include the sedation level and prevalence of delirium on the day following the administration of the investigational drugs, and safety. We plan to enroll 100 participants who develop nocturnal hyperactive delirium and receive one of the two investigational drugs. DISCUSSION This is the first randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine and haloperidol for sedation of non-intubated critically ill patients with hyperactive delirium in HDUs. The results of this study may confirm whether dexmedetomidine could be another option to sedate patients with hyperactive delirium. TRIAL REGISTRATION Japan Registry of Clinical Trials, jRCT1051220015, registered on 21 April 2022.
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- Takuma Minami
- Department of Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science (iACT), Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science (iACT), Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesia, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Silva CMD, Germano JN, Costa AKDA, Gennari GA, Caruso P, Nassar AP. Association of appropriateness for ICU admission with resource use, organ support and long-term survival in critically ill cancer patients. Intern Emerg Med 2023; 18:1191-1201. [PMID: 36800071 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-023-03216-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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We aimed to evaluate the characteristics, resource use and outcomes of critically ill patients with cancer according to appropriateness of ICU admission. This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with cancer admitted to ICU from January 2017 to December 2018. Patients were classified as appropriate, potentially inappropriate, or inappropriate for ICU admission according to the Society of Critical Care Medicine guidelines. The primary outcome was ICU length of stay (LOS). Secondary outcomes were one-year, ICU, and hospital mortality, hospital LOS and utilization of ICU organ support. We used logistic regression and competing risk models accounting for relevant confounders in primary outcome analyses. From 6700 admitted patients, 5803 (86.6%) were classified as appropriate, 683 (10.2%) as potentially inappropriate and 214 (3.2%) as inappropriate for ICU admission. Potentially inappropriate and inappropriate ICU admissions had lower likelihood of being discharged from the ICU than patients with appropriate ICU admission (sHR 0.55, 95% CI 0.49-0.61 and sHR 0.65, 95% CI 0.53-0.81, respectively), and were associated with higher 1-year mortality (OR 6.39, 95% CI 5.60-7.29 and OR 11.12, 95% CI 8.33-14.83, respectively). Among patients with appropriate, potentially inappropriate, and inappropriate ICU admissions, ICU mortality was 4.8%, 32.6% and 35.0%, and in-hospital mortality was 12.2%, 71.6% and 81.3%, respectively (p < 0.01). Use of organ support was more common and longer among patients with potentially inappropriate ICU admission. The findings of our study suggest that inappropriateness for ICU admission among patients with cancer was associated with higher resource use in ICU and higher one-year mortality among ICU survivors.
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- Carla Marchini Dias Silva
- Intensive Care Unit, A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Vila Nova Star, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil
- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Intensive Care Unit, A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil
- Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Monsef N, Suliman E, Ashkar E, Hussain HY. Healthcare services gap analysis: a supply capture and demand forecast modelling, Dubai 2018-2030. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:468. [PMID: 37165356 PMCID: PMC10173558 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09401-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Health systems aim to provide a range of services to meet the growing demand of Dubai's heathcare system aims to provide a range of services to meet the growing demand of its population health needs and to ensure that standards of easy access, quality, equity and responsiveness are maintained. Dubai Health Authority (DHA) uses health services planning tools to assess the health needs of its population and sets priorities and effective regulatory strategies to achieve equilibrium of supply and demand of healthcare services and ensure adequate healthcare services are available, in terms of both quality and quantity. This study aims to measure the gap between demand and supply in health care services in Dubai at the baseline and to forecast the gap size and type (according to medical specialty, key medical planning units and geographical area) till 2030. The specific consequential aim includes identification of appropriate strategic directions for regulation, licensing, policies, insurance. METHODOLOGY The supply of healthcare services, professionals and medical equipment is captured through a census of all healthcare facilities licensed for practice in the Emirate of Dubai. The demand is estimated using a need based approach, where demand for episodes of medical care are estimated by age and gender and aligned to the internationally defined diagnosis related groups (IR-DGRs). The estimated episodes are then forecasted into the future, until 2030, using three scenarios of population growth (high, medium and low) for the emirate of Dubai. The captured supply and forecasted demand has been categorized into eight key health-planning units (KPUs) to allow for understanding of the population healthcare service needs by main service categories. Using a software for health services planning, a gap analysis between supply and demand is conducted till year 2030. RESULTS The results revealed a current and expected undersupply and oversupply for some healthcare services by medical specialty and geographical area of the Emirate. By 2030, the largest gaps exists in acute beds, which would require 1,590 additional beds, for acute-same day beds, an additional 1575 beds, for outpatient consultation rooms, an additional 2,160 consultation rooms, for emergency department, an additional 107 emergency bays, and for long-term care and rehabilitation beds, an additional 675 beds. The top specialty needs for these categories include cardiology, orthopedics, rheumatology, psychiatry, pediatric medicine & surgery, gastroenterology, hematology & oncology, renal medicine, primary care, respiratory medicine, endocrinology, rehabilitation and long-term care. CONCLUSIONS There is an existing and growing requirement to support the healthcare services capacity needs for the top service lines and geographical areas with the largest gaps. Future licensing is required to ensure that new facilities are geographically distributed in a balanced way, and requests for licensing that create or augment oversupply should be avoided.
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- Nahed Monsef
- Strategy & Governance Department, Strategy & Corporate Development Sector, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Strategy & Governance Department, Strategy & Corporate Development Sector, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Strategy & Governance Department, Strategy & Corporate Development Sector, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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- Research & Data Analyses Department, Strategy & Corporate Development Sector, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Irfan FB, Telford B, Hollon N, Dehghani A, Schukow C, Syed AY, Rego RT, Waljee AK, Cunningham W, Ahmed FS. Coronavirus pandemic in the South Asia region: Health policy and economy trade-off. J Glob Health 2023; 13:06014. [PMID: 37141526 PMCID: PMC10159594 DOI: 10.7189/jogh.13.06014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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Background The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) covers Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. We conducted a comparative analysis of the trade-off between the health policies for the prevention of COVID-19 spread and the impact of these policies on the economies and livelihoods of the South Asia populations. Methods We analyzed COVID-19 data on epidemiology, public health and health policy, health system capacity, and macroeconomic indicators from January 2020 to March 2021 to determine temporal trends by conducting joinpoint regression analysis using average weekly percent change (AWPC). Results Bangladesh had the highest statistically significant AWPC for new COVID-19 cases (17.0; 95% CI = 7.7-27.1, P < 0.001), followed by the Maldives (12.9; 95% CI = 5.3-21.0, P < 0.001) and India (10.0; 95% CI = 8.4-11.5, P < 0.001). The AWPC for COVID-19 deaths was significant for India (6.5; 95% CI = 4.3-8.9, P < 0.001) and Bangladesh (6.1; 95% CI = 3.7-8.5, P < 0.001). Nepal (55.79%), and India (34.91%) had the second- and third-highest increase in unemployment, while Afghanistan (6.83%) and Pakistan (16.83%) had the lowest. The rate of change of real GDP had the highest decrease for Maldives (557.51%), and India (297.03%); Pakistan (46.46%) and Bangladesh (70.80%), however, had the lowest decrease. The government response stringency index for Pakistan had a see-saw pattern with a sharp decline followed by an increase in the government health policy restrictions that approximated the test-positivity trend. Conclusions Unlike developed economies, the South Asian developing countries experienced a trade-off between health policy and their economies during the COVID-19 pandemic. South Asian countries (Nepal and India), with extended periods of lockdowns and a mismatch between temporal trends of government response stringency index and the test-positivity or disease incidence, had higher adverse economic effects, unemployment, and burden of COVID-19. Pakistan demonstrated targeted lockdowns with a rapid see-saw pattern of government health policy response that approximated the test-positivity trend and resulted in lesser adverse economic effects, unemployment, and burden of COVID-19.
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- Furqan B Irfan
- Institute of Global Health, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Global Health Equity, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Global Health Equity, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction (MiCHAMP), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Institute of Global Health, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Sindhu R, Rajmohan M, Bharathwaj VV, Dhamodhar D, Sathiyapriya S, Prabu D, Gousalya V. Need Analysis of Indian Critical Health Care Delivery in Government Sectors and its Impact on the General Public – A Time to Revamp Public Health Care Infrastructure. Indian J Crit Care Med 2023. [DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Fernández D, Giné-Vázquez I, Morena M, Koyanagi AI, Janko MM, Haro JM, Panagiotakos D, Molassiotis A, Pan WK, Tyrovolas S. Government interventions and control policies to contain the first COVID-19 outbreak: An analysis of evidence. Scand J Public Health 2023:14034948231156969. [PMID: 36883722 PMCID: PMC9996153 DOI: 10.1177/14034948231156969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The overarching aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness over time of government interventions and policy restrictions and the impact of determinants on spread and mortality during the first-wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, globally, regionally and by country-income level, up to 18 May 2020. METHODS We created a global database merging World Health Organization daily case reports (from 218 countries/territories) with other socio-demographic and population health measures from 21 January to 18 May 2020. A four-level government policy interventions score (low to very high) was created based on the Oxford Stringency Index. RESULTS Our results support the use of very high government interventions to suppress both COVID-19 spread and mortality effectively during wave one globally compared to other policy levels of control. Similar trends in virus propagation and mortality were observed in all country-income levels and specific regions. CONCLUSIONS
Rapid implementation of government interventions was needed to contain the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak and to reduce COVID-19-related mortality.
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- Daniel Fernández
- Serra Húnter fellow. Department of Statistics and Operations Research (DEIO), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech (UPC), Spain.,Institute of Mathematics of UPC-BarcelonaTech (IMTech), Spain.,Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM, Spain
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM, Spain.,Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
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- Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Harokopio University, Greece
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM, Spain.,Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain.,ICREA, Spain
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM, Spain.,Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
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- College of Arts, Humanities and Education, University of Derby, UK
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- Global Health Institute, Duke University, USA.,Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, USA
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM, Spain.,Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain.,WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services (WHOCC), School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
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Tolppa T, Pari V, Pell C, Aryal D, Hashmi M, Shamal Ghalib M, Jawad I, Tripathy S, Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan BK, Beane A, Dondorp AM, Haniffa R. Determinants of Implementation of a Critical Care Registry in Asia: Lessons From a Qualitative Study. J Med Internet Res 2023; 25:e41028. [PMID: 36877557 PMCID: PMC10028509 DOI: 10.2196/41028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Collaboration for Research, Implementation, and Training in Critical Care in Asia (CCA) is implementing a critical care registry to capture real-time data to facilitate service evaluation, quality improvement, and clinical studies. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to examine stakeholder perspectives on the determinants of implementation of the registry by examining the processes of diffusion, dissemination, and sustainability. METHODS This study is a qualitative phenomenological inquiry using semistructured interviews with stakeholders involved in registry design, implementation, and use in 4 South Asian countries. The conceptual model of diffusion, dissemination, and sustainability of innovations in health service delivery guided interviews and analysis. Interviews were coded using the Rapid Identification of Themes from Audio recordings procedure and were analyzed based on the constant comparison approach. RESULTS A total of 32 stakeholders were interviewed. Analysis of stakeholder accounts identified 3 key themes: innovation-system fit; influence of champions; and access to resources and expertise. Determinants of implementation included data sharing, research experience, system resilience, communication and networks, and relative advantage and adaptability. CONCLUSIONS The implementation of the registry has been possible due to efforts to increase the innovation-system fit, influence of motivated champions, and the support offered by access to resources and expertise. The reliance on individuals and the priorities of other health care actors pose a risk to sustainability.
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- Timo Tolppa
- Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Chennai Critical Care Consultants Group, Chennai, India
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- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Global Health, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Hospital for Advanced Medicine and Surgery, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Chennai Critical Care Consultants Group, Chennai, India
- Critical Care Medicine Department, Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India
- Indian Registry of IntenSive Care, Chennai, India
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
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Aryal D, Paneru HR, Koirala S, Khanal S, Acharya SP, Karki A, Dona DG, Haniffa R, Beane A, Salluh JIF. Incidence, risk and impact of ICU readmission on patient outcomes and resource utilisation in tertiary level ICUs in Nepal: A cohort study. Wellcome Open Res 2023. [DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18381.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Background: Readmissions to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) result in increased morbidity, mortality, and ICU resource utilisation (e.g. prolonged mechanical ventilation), and as such, is a widely utilised metric of quality of critical care. Most of the evidence on incidence, characteristics, associated risk factors and attributable outcomes of unplanned readmission to ICU are from studies performed in high-income countries This study explores the determinants of risk attributable to unplanned ICU readmission in four ICUs in Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: The registry-embedded eCRF reported data on case mix, severity of illness, in-ICU interventions (including organ support), ICU outcome, and readmission characteristics. Data were captured in all adult patients admitted between September 2019 and February 2021. Population and ICU encounter characteristics were compared between those with and without readmission. Independent risk factors for readmission were assessed using univariate analysis. Results: In total 2955 patients were included in the study. Absolute unplanned ICU readmission rate was 5.69 % (n=168) for all four ICUs. Median time from ICU discharge to readmission was 3 days (IQR=8,1). Of those readmitted, 29.17% (n=49) were discharged at night following their index admission. ICU mortality was higher following readmission to ICU(p=0.016) and mortality was increased further in patients whose primary index discharge was at night(p= 0.019). Primary diagnosis, age, and use of organ support in the first 24hrs of index admission were all independently attributable risk factors for readmission. Conclusions: Unplanned ICU readmission rates were adversely associated with significantly poorer outcomes, increased ICU resource utilisation. Clinical and organisational characteristics influenced risk of readmission and outcome.
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Martins RS, Waqar U, Raza HA, Memon MKY, Akhtar S. Assessing Risk Factors for Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stay After Surgery for Adult Congenital Heart Disease: A Study From a Lower-Middle-Income Country. Cureus 2023; 15:e35606. [PMID: 37007353 PMCID: PMC10063249 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.35606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Background Prolonged post-surgery intensive care unit (ICU) stay for congenital heart disease (CHD) has been explored in the pediatric population. However, there is limited data for adult CHD (ACHD), also called grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) disease, especially in low-resource countries where intensive care beds are scarce. This study identifies factors associated with prolonged ICU stay following surgery for ACHD in Pakistan, a lower-middle-income country (LMIC). Methods This retrospective study included all adult patients (⩾18 years) who underwent cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass for their CHD from 2011-2016 at a tertiary-care private hospital in Pakistan. Prolonged ICU stay was defined as stay >6 days (75th percentile). Regression analysis was used to explore risk factors of prolonged ICU stay. Results A total of 166 patients (53.6% males) with a mean age of 32.05 ± 12.11 years were included. Atrial septal defect repair was the most common surgery (42.2%). Most patients were categorized as Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery 1 (RACHS-1) Category 1 (51.8%) and Category 2 (30.1%). Forty-three of 166 patients (25.9%) experienced prolonged ICU stay. Complications occurred in 38.6% of patients postoperatively, with the most common being acute kidney injury (29.5%). On multivariable logistic regression adjusted for age, gender, and RACHS-1 categories, intraoperative inotrope score, cardiopulmonary bypass time, aortic cross-clamp time duration of mechanical ventilation, and postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) were associated with prolonged ICU stay. Conclusion Surgeons managing ACHD in LMICs must strive for shorter operative durations and the judicious use of intraoperative inotropes in addition to anticipating and promptly managing postoperative complications such as AKI, to minimize ICU stay in countries where intensive care beds are a scarce resource.
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Tu WJ, Liu Y, Zeng X. Critical care capacity during the omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in China: far from enough. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. WESTERN PACIFIC 2023; 31:100689. [PMID: 36684381 PMCID: PMC9846919 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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- Wen-Jun Tu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, National Center for Children's Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rehabilitation Hospital of the National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, China
- Geriatrics Innovation Center, Weifang Renmin Hospital, Weifang, China
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Mortality analysis among sepsis patients in and out of intensive care units using the Japanese nationwide medical claims database: a study by the Japan Sepsis Alliance study group. J Intensive Care 2023; 11:2. [PMID: 36611188 PMCID: PMC9826578 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-023-00650-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A substantial number of sepsis patients require specialized care, including multidisciplinary care, close monitoring, and artificial organ support in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, the efficacy of ICU management on clinical outcomes remains insufficiently researched. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that ICU admission would increase the survival rate among sepsis patients. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study using the nationwide medical claims database of sepsis patients in Japan from 2010 to 2017 with propensity score matching to adjust for baseline imbalances. Patients aged over 20 years, with a combined diagnosis of presumed serious infection and organ failure, were included in this study. The primary outcome studied was the in-hospital mortality among non-ICU and ICU patients. In addition to propensity score matching, we performed a multivariable logistic regression analysis for the primary outcome. As the treatment policy was not extracted from the database, we performed sensitivity analyses to determine mortality differences in adults (20 ≤ age ≤ 64), independent patients, patients without malignant tumors, based on the assumption that treatment intensity is likely to increase in those population. RESULTS Among 1,167,901 sepsis patients (974,289 in non-ICU and 193,612 in ICU settings), the unadjusted in-hospital mortality was 22.5% among non-ICU patients and 26.2% among ICU patients (3.7% [95% CI 3.5-3.9]). After propensity score matching, the in-hospital mortality was 29.2% among non-ICU patients and 25.8% among ICU patients ([Formula: see text] 3.4% [95% CI [Formula: see text] 3.7 to [Formula: see text] 3.1]). In-hospital mortality with a multivariable regression analysis ([Formula: see text] 5.0% [95% CI [Formula: see text] 5.2 to [Formula: see text] 4.8]) was comparable with the results of the propensity score matching analysis. In the sensitivity analyses, the mortality differences between non-ICU and ICU in adults, independent patients, and patients without malignant tumors were [Formula: see text] 2.7% [95% CI [Formula: see text] 3.3 to [Formula: see text] 2.2], [Formula: see text] 5.8% [95% CI [Formula: see text] 6.4 to [Formula: see text] 5.2], and [Formula: see text] 1.3% [95% CI [Formula: see text] 1.7 to [Formula: see text] 1.0], respectively. CONCLUSIONS Herein, using the nationwide medical claims database, we demonstrated that ICU admission was potentially associated with decreasing in-hospital mortality among sepsis patients. Further investigations are warranted to validate these results and elucidate the mechanisms favoring ICU management on clinical outcomes.
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A Predictive Model for Dysphagia after Ventilator Liberation in Severe Pneumonia Patients Receiving Tracheostomy: A Single-Center, Observational Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11247391. [PMID: 36556007 PMCID: PMC9785512 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11247391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The main purpose of this study was to develop a model predictive of dysphagia in hospital survivors with severe pneumonia who underwent tracheostomy during their hospital stay. The present study included 175 patients (72% male; mean age, 71.3 years) over 5 years. None of these patients had a history of deglutition disorder before hospital admission. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors predicting dysphagia at hospital discharge. Dysphagia scores were calculated from β-coefficients and by assigning points to variables. Of the enrolled patients, 105 (60%) had dysphagia at hospital discharge. Factors prognostic of dysphagia at hospital discharge included being underweight (body mass index < 18.5 kg/m2), non-participation in a dysphagia therapy program, mechanical ventilation ≥ 15 days, age ≥ 74 years, and chronic neurologic diseases. Underweight and non-participation in a dysphagia therapy program were assigned +2 points and the other factors were assigned +1 point. Dysphagia scores showed acceptable discrimination (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for dysphagia 0.819, 95% confidence interval: 0.754−0.873, p < 0.001) and calibration (Hosmer−Lemeshow chi-square = 9.585, with df 7 and p = 0.213). The developed dysphagia score was predictive of deglutition disorder at hospital discharge in tracheostomized patients with severe pneumonia.
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Ohbe H, Sasabuchi Y, Kumazawa R, Matsui H, Yasunaga H. Intensive Care Unit Occupancy in Japan, 2015-2018: A Nationwide Inpatient Database Study. J Epidemiol 2022; 32:535-542. [PMID: 33840654 PMCID: PMC9643790 DOI: 10.2188/jea.je20210016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Detailed data on intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy in Japan are lacking. Using a nationwide inpatient database in Japan, we aimed to assess ICU bed occupancy to guide critical care utilization planning. METHODS We identified all ICU patients admitted from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018 to ICU-equipped hospitals participating in the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database. We assessed the trends in daily occupancy by counting the total number of occupied ICU beds on a given day divided by the total number of licensed ICU beds in the participating hospitals. We also assessed ICU occupancy for patients with mechanical ventilation, patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and patients without life-supportive therapies. RESULTS Over the 4 study years, 1,379,618 ICU patients were admitted to 495 hospitals equipped with 5,341 ICU beds, accounting for 75% of all ICU beds in Japan. Mean ICU occupancy on any given day was 60%, with a range of 45.0% to 72.5%. Mean ICU occupancy did not change over the 4 years. Mean ICU occupancy was about 9% higher on weekdays than on weekends and about 5% higher in the coldest season than in the warmest season. For patients with mechanical ventilation, patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and patients without life-supportive therapies, mean ICU occupancy was 24%, 0.5%, and 30%, respectively. CONCLUSION Only one-fourth of ICU beds were occupied by mechanically ventilated patients, suggesting that the critical care system in Japan has substantial surge capacity under normal temporal variation to care for critically ill patients.
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- Hiroyuki Ohbe
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Ohbe H, Sasabuchi Y, Matsui H, Yasunaga H. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on critical care utilization in Japan: a nationwide inpatient database study. J Intensive Care 2022; 10:51. [PMID: 36461111 PMCID: PMC9716532 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-022-00645-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted critical care services worldwide. Examining how critical care systems responded to the COVID-19 pandemic on a national level will be useful in setting future critical care plans. The present study aimed to describe the utilization of critical care services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic using a nationwide Japanese inpatient administrative database. METHODS All patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) or a high-dependency care unit (HDU) from February 9, 2019, to February 8, 2021, in the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database were included. February 9, 2020, was used as the breakpoint separating the periods before and during COVID-19 pandemic. Hospital and patient characteristics were compared before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Change in ICU and HDU bed occupancy before and during the COVID-19 pandemic was evaluated using interrupted time-series analysis. RESULTS The number of ICU patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic was 297,679 and 277,799, respectively, and the number of HDU patients was 408,005 and 384,647, respectively. In the participating hospitals (383 ICU-equipped hospitals and 460 HDU-equipped hospitals), the number of hospitals which increased the ICU and HDU beds capacity were 14 (3.7%) and 33 (7.2%), respectively. Patient characteristics and outcomes in ICU and HDU were similar before and during the COVID-19 pandemic except main etiology for admission of COVID-19. The mean ICU bed occupancy before and during the COVID-19 pandemic was 51.5% and 47.5%, respectively. The interrupted time-series analysis showed a downward level change in ICU bed occupancy during the COVID-19 pandemic (- 4.29%, 95% confidence intervals - 5.69 to - 2.88%), and HDU bed occupancy showed similar trends. Of 383 hospitals with ICUs, 232 (60.6%) treated COVID-19 patients in their ICUs. Their annual hospital case volume of COVID-19 ICU patients varied greatly, with a median of 10 (interquartile range 3-25, min 1, max 444). CONCLUSIONS The ICU and HDU bed capacity did not increase while their bed occupancy decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. There was no change in clinicians' decision-making to forego ICU/HDU care for selected patients, and there was no progress in the centralization of critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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- Hiroyuki Ohbe
- grid.26999.3d0000 0001 2151 536XDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- grid.410804.90000000123090000Data Science Center, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-0498 Japan
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- grid.26999.3d0000 0001 2151 536XDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- grid.26999.3d0000 0001 2151 536XDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 2019. Curr Opin Crit Care 2022; 28:674-680. [PMID: 36302196 DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000000998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic changed the way we had to approach hospital- and intensive care unit (ICU)-related resource management, especially for demanding techniques required for advanced support, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). RECENT FINDINGS Availability of ICU beds and ECMO machines widely varies around the world. In critical conditions, such a global pandemic, the establishment of contingency capacity tiers might help in defining to which conditions and subjects ECMO can be offered. A frequent reassessment of the resource saturation, possibly integrated within a regional healthcare coordination system, may be of help to triage the patients who most likely will benefit from advanced techniques, especially when capacities are limited. SUMMARY Indications to ECMO during the pandemic should be fluid and may be adjusted over time. Candidacy of patients should follow the same prepandemic rules, taking into account the acute disease, the burden of any eventual comorbidity and the chances of a good quality of life after recovery; but the current capacity of healthcare system should also be considered, and frequently reassessed, possibly within a wide hub-and-spoke healthcare system. VIDEO ABSTRACT http://links.lww.com/COCC/A43.
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Aryal D, Paneru HR, Koirala S, Khanal S, Acharya SP, Karki A, Dona DG, Haniffa R, Beane A, Salluh JIF. Incidence, risk and impact of unplanned ICU readmission on patient outcomes and resource utilisation in tertiary level ICUs in Nepal: A cohort study. Wellcome Open Res 2022. [DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18381.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background: Unplanned readmissions to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) result in increased morbidity, mortality, and ICU resource utilisation (e.g. prolonged mechanical ventilation), and as such, is a widely utilised metric of quality of critical care. Most of the evidence on incidence, characteristics, associated risk factors and attributable outcomes of unplanned readmission to ICU are from studies performed in high-income countries This study explores the determinants of risk attributable to unplanned ICU readmission in four ICUs in Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: The registry-embedded eCRF reported data on case mix, severity of illness, in-ICU interventions (including organ support), ICU outcome, and readmission characteristics. Data were captured in all adult patients admitted between September 2019 and February 2021. Population and ICU encounter characteristics were compared between those with and without readmission. Independent risk factors for readmission were assessed using univariate analysis. Results: In total 2948 patients were included in the study. Absolute unplanned ICU readmission rate was 5.60 % (n=165) for all four ICUs. Median time from ICU discharge to readmission was 3 days (IQR=8,1). Of those readmitted, 29.7% (n=49) were discharged at night following their index admission. ICU mortality was higher following readmission to ICU(p=0.016) and mortality was increased further in patients whose primary index discharge was at night(p= 0.019). Primary diagnosis, age, and use of organ support in the first 24hrs of index admission were all independently attributable risk factors for readmission. Conclusions: Unplanned ICU readmission rates were adversely associated with significantly poorer outcomes, increased ICU resource utilisation. Clinical and organisational characteristics influenced risk of readmission and outcome.
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Li A, Ling L, Qin H, Arabi YM, Myatra SN, Egi M, Kim JH, Mat Nor MB, Son DN, Fang WF, Wahyuprajitno B, Hashmi M, Faruq MO, Patjanasoontorn B, Al Bahrani MJ, Shrestha BR, Shrestha U, Nafees KMK, Sann KK, Palo JEM, Mendsaikhan N, Konkayev A, Detleuxay K, Chan YH, Du B, Divatia JV, Koh Y, Gomersall CD, Phua J. Epidemiology, Management, and Outcomes of Sepsis in ICUs among Countries of Differing National Wealth across Asia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 206:1107-1116. [PMID: 35763381 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202112-2743oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Rationale: Directly comparative data on sepsis epidemiology and sepsis bundle implementation in countries of differing national wealth remain sparse. Objectives: To evaluate across countries/regions of differing income status in Asia 1) the prevalence, causes, and outcomes of sepsis as a reason for ICU admission and 2) sepsis bundle (antibiotic administration, blood culture, and lactate measurement) compliance and its association with hospital mortality. Methods: A prospective point prevalence study was conducted among 386 adult ICUs from 22 Asian countries/regions. Adult ICU participants admitted for sepsis on four separate days (representing the seasons of 2019) were recruited. Measurements and Main Results: The overall prevalence of sepsis in ICUs was 22.4% (20.9%, 24.5%, and 21.3% in low-income countries/regions [LICs]/lower middle-income countries/regions [LMICs], upper middle-income countries/regions, and high-income countries/regions [HICs], respectively; P < 0.001). Patients were younger and had lower severity of illness in LICs/LMICs. Hospital mortality was 32.6% and marginally significantly higher in LICs/LMICs than HICs on multivariable generalized mixed model analysis (adjusted odds ratio, 1.84; 95% confidence interval, 1.00-3.37; P = 0.049). Sepsis bundle compliance was 21.5% at 1 hour (26.0%, 22.1%, and 16.2% in LICs/LMICs, upper middle-income countries/regions, and HICs, respectively; P < 0.001) and 36.6% at 3 hours (39.3%, 32.8%, and 38.5%, respectively; P = 0.001). Delaying antibiotic administration beyond 3 hours was the only element independently associated with increased mortality (adjusted odds ratio, 2.53; 95% confidence interval, 2.07-3.08; P < 0.001). Conclusions: Sepsis is a common cause of admission to Asian ICUs. Mortality remains high and is higher in LICs/LMICs after controlling for confounders. Sepsis bundle compliance remains low. Delaying antibiotic administration beyond 3 hours from diagnosis is associated with increased mortality. Clinical trial registered with www.ctri.nic.in (CTRI/2019/01/016898).
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- Andrew Li
- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Woodlands Health, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex, Severe and Rare Disease, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, South Korea
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- International Islamic University Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuantan, Malaysia
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- Critical Care Unit, Center for Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Respiratory Care, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine - University of Airlangga, Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- General Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department, United Hospital Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Yangon General Hospital, University of Medicine 1, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Anaesthesia and Critical Care Department, Mongolian National University of Health Science, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Department, Astana Medical University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit Department, Institution of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Biostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex, Severe and Rare Disease, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; and
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- FAST and Chronic Programmes, Alexandra Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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Healthcare Supply Chain Management under COVID-19 Settings: The Existing Practices in Hong Kong and the United States. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10081549. [PMID: 36011207 PMCID: PMC9408565 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10081549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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COVID-19 is recognized as an infectious disease generated by serious acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. COVID-19 has rapidly spread all over the world within a short time period. Due to the coronavirus pandemic transmitting quickly worldwide, the impact on global healthcare systems and healthcare supply chain management has been profound. The COVID-19 outbreak has seriously influenced the routine and daily operations of healthcare facilities and the entire healthcare supply chain management and has brough about a public health crisis. As making sure the availability of healthcare facilities during COVID-19 is crucial, the debate on how to take resilience actions for sustaining healthcare supply chain management has gained new momentum. Apart from the logistics of handling human remains in some countries, supplies within the communities are urgently needed for emergency response. This study focuses on a comprehensive evaluation of the current practices of healthcare supply chain management in Hong Kong and the United States under COVID-19 settings. A wide range of different aspects associated with healthcare supply chain operations are considered, including the best practices for using respirators, transport of life-saving medical supplies, contingency healthcare strategies, blood distribution, and best practices for using disinfectants, as well as human remains handling and logistics. The outcomes of the conducted research identify the existing healthcare supply chain trends in two major Eastern and Western regions of the world, Hong Kong and the United States, and determine the key challenges and propose some strategies that can improve the effectiveness of healthcare supply chain management under COVID-19 settings. The study highlights how to build resilient healthcare supply chain management preparedness for future emergencies.
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Apriawan T, Meizikri R, Harmawan EW, Kustono H. Intraparenchymal fiberoptic intracranial pressure monitoring and decompressive craniectomy in meningioma case with critical intracranial pressure: A case report during COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Surg Case Rep 2022; 97:107364. [PMID: 35789669 PMCID: PMC9242682 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction Meningioma is a slow-growing tumor that can cause neurological emergency due to intracranial hypertension. The definitive therapy is indeed emergency resection, but it is not always possible in several countries due to limited capacity and/or capability of the emergency operating room. The use of intraparenchymal fiberoptic intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring and decompressive craniectomy (DC) in cases of brain tumors might be possible, but it is uncommon. We report a meningioma patient in whom immediate meningioma resection was considered too risky due to intensive care unit (ICU) shortage during COVID-19 pandemic and, therefore, underwent these procedures as life-saving measures. Case presentation A 24-year-old man was brought to the emergency room with a chief complaint of seizure. Physical examination was notable for decreased consciousness (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 11) and a dilated left pupil with intact light reflex. A contrasted Brain CT Scan revealed extra-axial mass on the left sphenoid with extensive tentacle edema, which pushed the midline structures 2 cm toward the contralateral side. Discussion The patient was diagnosed with Left Sphenoid Meningioma. We decided to perform intraparenchymal fiberoptic ICP monitor insertion and DC considering the situation, device availability, safety, and efficacy. The patient slowly regained consciousness in the recovery room after the procedure. The best-observed GCS was 12. Two weeks afterward, the patient came back to our outpatient clinic neurologically intact. The patient was then planned for elective tumor resection. Conclusion ICP monitoring and DC are not commonly performed on brain tumor cases. However, in suboptimal situations, these procedures might save lives. The present case showed that ICP monitor and DC were helpful in times of ICU shortage.
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- Tedy Apriawan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga - Dr. Soetomo Academic General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga - Dr. Soetomo Academic General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga - Dr. Soetomo Academic General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga - Dr. Soetomo Academic General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
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Providing Neurocritical Care in Resource-Limited Settings: Challenges and Opportunities. Neurocrit Care 2022; 37:583-592. [PMID: 35840824 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-022-01568-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Acute neurologic illnesses (ANI) contribute significantly to the global burden of disease and cause disproportionate death and disability in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) where neurocritical care resources and expertise are limited. Shifting epidemiologic trends in recent decades have increased the worldwide burden of noncommunicable diseases, including cerebrovascular disease and traumatic brain injury, which coexist in many LMICs with a persistently high burden of central nervous system infections such as tuberculosis, neurocysticercosis, and HIV-related opportunistic infections and complications. In the face of this heavy disease burden, many resource-limited countries lack the infrastructure to provide adequate care for patients with ANI. Major gaps exist between wealthy and poor countries in access to essential resources such as intensive care unit beds, neuroimaging, clinical laboratories, neurosurgical capacity, and medications for managing complex neurologic emergencies. Moreover, many resource-limited countries face critical shortages in health care workers trained to manage neurologic emergencies, with subspecialized neurocritical care expertise largely absent outside of high-income countries. Numerous opportunities exist to overcome these challenges through capacity-building efforts that improve outcomes for patients with ANI in resource-limited countries. These include research on needs and best practices for ANI management in LMICs, developing systems for effective triage, education and training to expand the neurology workforce, and supporting increased collaboration and data sharing among LMIC health care workers and systems. The success of these efforts in curbing the disproportionate and rising impact of ANI in LMICs will depend on the coordinated engagement of the global neurocritical care community.
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Tran BX, Tran LM, Hwang J, Do H, Ho R. Editorial: Strengthening Health System and Community Responses to Confront COVID-19 Pandemic in Resource-Scare Settings. Front Public Health 2022; 10:935490. [PMID: 35875028 PMCID: PMC9296814 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.935490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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- Bach Xuan Tran
- Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- *Correspondence: Bach Xuan Tran
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- Institute of Health Economics and Technology (iHEAT), Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Division of Social Welfare & Health Administration, Wonkwang University, Iksan, South Korea
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- Center of Excellence in Public Health Nutrition, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Mehta Y, Paul R, Rabbani R, Acharya SP, Withanaarachchi UK. Sepsis Management in Southeast Asia: A Review and Clinical Experience. J Clin Med 2022; 11:3635. [PMID: 35806919 PMCID: PMC9267826 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11133635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that causes a global health burden associated with high mortality and morbidity. Often life-threatening, sepsis can be caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi. Sepsis management primarily focuses on source control and early broad-spectrum antibiotics, plus organ function support. Comprehensive changes in the way we manage sepsis patients include early identification, infective focus identification and immediate treatment with antimicrobial therapy, appropriate supportive care and hemodynamic optimization. Despite all efforts of clinical and experimental research over thirty years, the capacity to positively influence the outcome of the disease remains limited. This can be due to limited studies available on sepsis in developing countries, especially in Southeast Asia. This review summarizes the progress made in the diagnosis and time associated with sepsis, colistin resistance and chloramphenicol boon, antibiotic abuse, resource constraints and association of sepsis with COVID-19 in Southeast Asia. A personalized approach and innovative therapeutic alternatives such as CytoSorb® are highlighted as potential options for the treatment of patients with sepsis in Southeast Asia.
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- Yatin Mehta
- Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Medanta the Medicity, Sector-38, Gurugram 22001, India
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- Internal Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Road Number 72, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500033, India;
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- Critical Care & Internal Medicine, Square Hospitals Ltd., 18 Bir Uttam Qazi NuruzzamanSarak West, Panthapath, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh;
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- Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu 44618, Nepal;
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Shimizu K, Ueda P, Ghaznavi C, Sakamoto H, Nomura S. Assessment of Traffic Accidents in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic vs. Previous Years: A Preliminary Report. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10050860. [PMID: 35627997 PMCID: PMC9141637 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10050860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Beginning in April 2020, social distancing measures were implemented to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. We assessed whether traffic accident rates had decreased from April 2020 to December 2021 as compared with previous years. The analysis included 2,934,477 traffic accidents, and the trend of decreasing rates of traffic accidents in recent years and seasonal fluctuations in traffic accidents were considered. The yearly change in the traffic accident rate between 2015 and 2019 was estimated, and the traffic accident rate in 2020 and 2021 was predicted. This was followed by the comparison of observed vs. predicted traffic accident rate. In 2020, the observed vs. expected rates of traffic accidents were lower in April to December 2020, and the rate of traffic accidents in Japan was 30–40% lower in April–May 2020 than would be expected based on trends from previous years. In 2021, rates of traffic accidents remained lower than expected between January and November, but the magnitude of decrease was not as pronounced. These findings could be explained by social distancing policies, including the declaration of the state of emergency, and the relaxation of public health and social measures over time.
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- Kazuki Shimizu
- Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A 2AE, UK
- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
- Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, Tokyo 106-6234, Japan; (H.S.); (S.N.)
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- Department of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan;
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan;
- Medical Education Program, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MI 63110-1010, USA
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- Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, Tokyo 106-6234, Japan; (H.S.); (S.N.)
- Department of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan;
- Department of International Affairs and Tropical Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, Tokyo 106-6234, Japan; (H.S.); (S.N.)
- Department of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan;
- Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan;
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Hilker S, Mathias S, Anand S, Krishnamurthy SB, Patel S, Unnikrishnan D, Raman D, Britto CD. Operational model to increase intensive care unit telemedicine capacity rapidly during a pandemic: experience in India. Br J Anaesth 2022; 128:e343-e345. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Jones RP. A pragmatic method to compare international critical care beds: Implications to pandemic preparedness and non-pandemic planning. Int J Health Plann Manage 2022; 37:2167-2182. [PMID: 35332580 DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The current method for assessing critical care (CCU) bed numbers between countries is unreliable. METHODS A pragmatic method is presented using a logarithmic relationship between CCU beds per 1000 deaths and deaths per 1000 population, both of which are readily available. The method relies on the importance of the nearness to death effect, and on the effect of population size. RESULTS The method was tested using CCU bed numbers from 65 countries. A series of logarithmic relationships can be seen. High versus low countries can be distinguished by adjusting all countries to a common crude mortality rate. Hence at 9.5 deaths per 1000 population 'high' CCU bed countries average of around 30 CCU beds per 1000 deaths, while 'very low' countries only average 3 CCU beds per 1000 deaths. The United Kingdom falls among countries with low critical care provision with an average of 8 CCU beds per 1000 deaths, and during the COVID-19 epidemic UK industry intervened to rapidly manufacture various types of ventilators to avoid a catastrophe. CCU bed numbers in India are around 8.1 per 1000 deaths, which places it in the low category. However, such beds are inequitably distributed with the poorest states all in the 'very low' category. In India only around 50% of CCU beds have a ventilator. CONCLUSION A feasible region is defined for the optimum number of CCU beds.
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Zhang J, Yang H, Yang M, Tan H. The Role of Vaccines in COVID-19 Control Strategies in Singapore and China. HEALTH POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY 2022; 11:100620. [PMID: 35369127 PMCID: PMC8957379 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2022.100620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Objectives In this article, we critically review the development and implementation of COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore and China during the pandemic. Methods We collect and analyze data from a range of sources, including scholarly articles, statistics and documents from national governments in the two countries, and reports from international organizations. Results There are important differences in the two countries’ approaches to the evolving pandemic, and thus the roles that COVID-19 vaccination plays in the overall response strategies in these two countries. Conclusions Whereas Singapore adopted a “living with the virus” strategy, China continued to pursue a COVID-zero strategy. The overall COVID-19 response strategy of Singapore was largely shared by many countries in the world, while that of China was more unique and hardly imitated elsewhere. Nevertheless, vaccination played a significant role in both countries’ responses to the pandemic. A comparison and contrast between the vaccination processes in these two countries thus shed important light on the drivers and outcomes of COVID-19 vaccination in different settings.
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Pramudita A, Rosidah S, Yudia N, Simatupang J, Sigit WP, Novariani R, Myriarda P, Siswanto BB. Cardiometabolic Morbidity and Other Prognostic Factors for Mortality in Adult Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in North Jakarta, Indonesia. Glob Heart 2022; 17:9. [PMID: 35342692 PMCID: PMC8855735 DOI: 10.5334/gh.1019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Although there have been several studies investigating prognostic factors for mortality in COVID-19, there have been lack of studies in low- and middle-income countries, including Indonesia. To date, the country has the highest mortality rate among Asian countries. Objective We sought to identify the prognostic factors of mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Jakarta. Methods In this retrospective cohort study, we included all adult inpatients (≥18 years old) with confirmed COVID-19 from Koja General Hospital (North Jakarta, Indonesia) who had been hospitalized between March 20th and July 31st, 2020. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiology data were extracted from the medical records and compared between survivors and non-survivors. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to explore the prognostic factors associated with in-hospital death. Results Two hundred forty-three patients were included in the study, of whom 32 died. Comorbid of hypertension (OR 3.59; 95% CI 1.12-11.48; p = 0.031), obesity (OR 6.34; 95% CI 1.68-23.98; p = 0.007), immediate need of HFNC and/or IMV (OR 64.93; 95% CI 11.08-380.61; p < 0.001), abnormal RDW (OR 3.68; 95% CI 1.09-12.34; p = 0.035), ALC < 1,000/µL (OR 3.51; 95% CI 1.08-11.44; p = 0.038), D-dimer > 500 ng/mL (OR 9.36; 95% CI 1.53-57.12; p = 0.015) on admission, as well as chloroquine treatment (OR 3.61; 95% CI 1.09-11.99; p = 0.036) were associated with greater risk of overall mortality in COVID-19 patients. The likelihood of mortality increased with increasing number of prognostic factors. Conclusion The potential prognostic factors of hypertension, obesity, immediate need of HFNC and/or IMV, abnormal RDW, ALC < 1,000/µL, D-dimer > 500 ng/mL, and chloroquine treatment could help clinicians to identify COVID-19 patients with poor prognosis at an early stage.
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- Arvin Pramudita
- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, Jakarta, ID
- Koja General Hospital, Jakarta, ID
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, Jakarta, ID
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Nikolaeva A, Versnel J. Analytical observational study evaluating global pandemic preparedness and the effectiveness of early COVID-19 responses in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, UK and USA. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e053374. [PMID: 35110318 PMCID: PMC8811275 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES An analysis of early country-specific COVID-19 strategies and the impact of policies, healthcare resources and cultural influences on their effectiveness. DESIGN Analytical observational study. SETTING USA, UK, Sweden, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Ethiopia and Nigeria. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES OxCGRT indices were used to quantify variations in governments' responses, and effectiveness was measured by the number of deaths as a proportion of the population. Hofstede's cultural dimensions, and the availability of healthcare resources, were analysed for their potential impact on effectiveness. RESULTS Effective strategies reflect factors such as speed of governmental intervention, cultural norms, population demographics and available resources. While biases, confounders and lack of data at the beginning of the pandemic make inferences challenging, publicly available data suggest that South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan were most successful through rapid identification and isolation of cases, and effective contact tracing systems. CONCLUSION The rapid spread of the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 virus took many countries by surprise and the delayed global response contributed to the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. The speed at which strategies were implemented is highly correlated to the number of deaths. Factors such as cultural norms and healthcare resources impact effectiveness significantly, implying that implementation of a global 'one size fits all' approach is challenging. Global preparedness should focus on effective surveillance and preparedness strategies to enable timely identification and containment of future threats.
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- Alexandra Nikolaeva
- Academy of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Academy of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Berardi C, Lee ES, Wechtler H, Paolucci F. A vicious cycle of health (IN)equity: Migrant inclusion in light of COVID-19. HEALTH POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY 2022; 11:100606. [PMID: 35194550 PMCID: PMC8853963 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2022.100606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Chiara Berardi
- Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, 409 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, 409 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, 409 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, 409 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Li Z, Ma X, Gao S, Li Q, Luo H, Sun J, Du W, Su L, Wang L, Zhang Q, Li Z, Zhou X, Liu D, Wang X, Guan X, Kang Y, Xiong B, Qin B, Qian K, Wang C, Zhao M, Ma X, Yu X, Lin J, Pan A, Qiu H, Shen F, Li S, Ai Y, Xie X, Yan J, Wu W, Duan M, Wan L, Yang X, Liu J, Xu H, Jiang D, Xu L, Chen Z, Lin G, Yang Z, Hu Z. Association between hospital and ICU structural factors and patient outcomes in China: a secondary analysis of the National Clinical Improvement System Data in 2019. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2022; 26:24. [PMID: 35062981 PMCID: PMC8780710 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-022-03892-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Background Hospital and ICU structural factors are key factors affecting the quality of care as well as ICU patient outcomes. However, the data from China are scarce. This study was designed to investigate how differences in patient outcomes are associated with differences in hospital and ICU structure variables in China throughout 2019.
Methods This was a multicenter observational study. Data from a total of 2820 hospitals were collected using the National Clinical Improvement System Data that reports ICU information in China. Data collection consisted of a) information on the hospital and ICU structural factors, including the hospital type, number of beds, staffing, among others, and b) ICU patient outcomes, including the mortality rate as well as the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs), and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Generalized linear mixed models were used to analyse the association between hospital and ICU structural factors and patient outcomes.
Results The median ICU patient mortality was 8.02% (3.78%, 14.35%), and the incidences of VAP, CRBSI, and CAUTI were 5.58 (1.55, 11.67) per 1000 ventilator days, 0.63 (0, 2.01) per 1000 catheter days, and 1.42 (0.37, 3.40) per 1000 catheter days, respectively. Mortality was significantly lower in public hospitals (β = − 0.018 (− 0.031, − 0.005), p = 0.006), hospitals with an ICU-to-hospital bed percentage of more than 2% (β = − 0.027 (− 0.034, -0.019), p < 0.001) and higher in hospitals with a bed-to-nurse ratio of more than 0.5:1 (β = 0.009 (0.001, 0.017), p = 0.027). The incidence of VAP was lower in public hospitals (β = − 0.036 (− 0.054, − 0.018), p < 0.001). The incidence of CRBSIs was lower in public hospitals (β = − 0.008 (− 0.014, − 0.002), p = 0.011) and higher in secondary hospitals (β = 0.005 (0.001, 0.009), p = 0.010), while the incidence of CAUTIs was higher in secondary hospitals (β = 0.010 (0.002, 0.018), p = 0.015).
Conclusion This study highlights the association between specific ICU structural factors and patient outcomes. Modifying structural factors is a potential opportunity that could improve patient outcomes in ICUs. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13054-022-03892-7.
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