A Closer Look Into Global Hospital Beds Capacity and Resource Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there is a question of whether hospitals have adequate resources to manage patients. We aim to investigate global hospital bed (HB), acute care bed (ACB), and intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity and determine any correlation between these hospital resources and COVID-19 mortality.

Method

Cross-sectional study utilizing data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other official organizations regarding global HB, ACB, ICU bed capacity, and confirmed COVID-19 cases/mortality. Descriptive statistics and linear regression were performed.

Results

A total of 183 countries were included with a mean of 307.1 HBs, 413.9 ACBs, and 8.73 ICU beds/100,000 population. High-income regions had the highest mean number of ICU beds

SUBMITTER: Sen-Crowe B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7685049 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature