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Establishing a 130-Bed Field Intensive Care Unit to Prepare for COVID-19 in 7 Days in Bahrain Military Hospital.

ABSTRACT: This article reports the establishment of an isolated, fully functional field intensive care unit (FICU) unit equipped with all necessary critical care facilities as a part of the national pre-emptive preparedness to treat an unexpected surge outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Bahrain. One floor of an existing car parking structure was converted into a 130-bed FICU set-up by the in-house project implementation team comprised of multidisciplinary departments. The setting was a military hospital in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the car park was on the hospital premises. The FICU contained a 112-bed fully equipped ICU and an 18-bed step-down ICU, and was built in 7 d to cater to the intensive care of COVID-19 patients in Bahrain.

SUBMITTER: Louri NA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7590572 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Establishing a 130-Bed Field Intensive Care Unit to Prepare for COVID-19 in 7 Days in Bahrain Military Hospital.

Louri Nayef A NA Alkhan Jalal Abdulla JA Isa Hayyan Hamad HH Asad Yaser Y Alsharooqi Abdulla A Alomari Khalifa Ahmed KA Hasan Nahed Kamal NK Al Khalifa Fahad Bin Khalifa FBK Ahmed Ghaida Fareed GF Alasmi Muna Yaqoob MY Al-Khalifa Dana Khalifa DK Al Khalifa Khalid Bin Ali KBA

Disaster medicine and public health preparedness 20200812 1

This article reports the establishment of an isolated, fully functional field intensive care unit (FICU) unit equipped with all necessary critical care facilities as a part of the national pre-emptive preparedness to treat an unexpected surge outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Bahrain. One floor of an existing car parking structure was converted into a 130-bed FICU set-up by the in-house project implementation team comprised of multidisciplinary departments. The setting ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundAt present, unequal allocation of medical resources represents a major problem for medical service management in China and many other countries. Equity of intensive care unit (ICU) bed allocation is essential for timely and equitable access to medical care for critically ill patients. This study analysed the equity of ICU bed allocation in 31 provincial regions in China, and the associated factors, to provide a theoretical basis for improvement in the allocation of ICU beds.MethodsThe equity of ICU bed allocation was investigated in 31 provincial regions in China in 2021. The Gini coefficient combined with Lorenz curves were used to analyse the current status of ICU bed allocation by both population and service area. The spatial heterogeneity and aggregation of ICU bed density were analysed using the Global Moran's index. The spatial distribution pattern was visualized via LISA maps using the Local Moran's index. Three grey correlation models were constructed to assess the key factors influencing ICU bed density. Finally, robustness analysis was performed to test the reliability of the results.ResultsThe allocation of ICU beds in China was highly inequitable by service area (Gini = 0.68) and showed better balance by population distribution (Gini = 0.14). The distribution of ICU beds by service area was highly spatially clustered (Global Moran's I = 0.22). The bed utilization rate exhibited the strongest association with ICU bed density by population. Registered nurses per 10,000 square kilometres was the strongest factor affecting ICU bed density by service area.ConclusionsThe allocation of ICU beds by population is better than by service area; the allocation by service area is less equitable in China. These findings emphasise the need to implement better measures to reduce ICU bed equity differences between regions and balance and coordinate medical resources. Service area size, bed utilization, the number of registered nurses and other key factors should be considered when performing regional health planning for ICU bed supply. This will increase the equitable access to critical medical services for all populations.

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Establishing a 130-Bed Field Intensive Care Unit to Prepare for COVID-19 in 7 Days in Bahrain Military Hospital.

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Establishing a 130-Bed Field Intensive Care Unit to Prepare for COVID-19 in 7 Days in Bahrain Military Hospital.

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