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Annales Francaises de Medecine d'Urgence ; 10(4-5):321-326, 2020.
Article in French | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2268508

ABSTRACT

La disponibilité des lits de réanimation a été un enjeu majeur de la gestion de la crise Covid-19, imposant aux acteurs régionaux de construire une réponse coordonnée et novatrice pour apporter une réponse en termes de recherche de place. Dans la région Île-de-France, la mise en place du dispositif a été constituée par deux mesures : la refonte du répertoire opérationnel des ressources (ROR) et la création d'une cellule d'appui régionale (Covidréa) comportant des cellules médicale et administrative. Les opérateurs de la cellule médicale étaient des chirurgiens volontaires sous la supervision d'un médecin urgentiste, chargés des actions de recherche et de régulation des demandes. La cellule administrative a vérifié la pertinence des informations du ROR sur un rythme pluriquotidien. La mobilisation des acteurs locaux (anesthésistes et réanimateurs) a permis d'obtenir des données actualisées du ROR quasiment en temps réel. La crise sanitaire Covid-19 a mis en lumière les faiblesses des systèmes d'information, particulièrement la connaissance de la disponibilité en lits de réanimation en temps réel. Une démarche collective pour construire de nouveaux outils de pilotage adaptés au quotidien, dans le cadre des tensions hivernales (bronchiolite, grippe) ou saisonnières (canicule), et la gestion des situations sanitaires exceptionnelles est impérative. Il est nécessaire d'intégrer cette fonction dans la mission des Samu départementaux en temps ordinaire et des Samu zonaux en temps de crise, en particulier dans la logique de construction du futur service d'accès aux soins (SAS).Alternate : The availability of intensive care unit (ICU) beds was a major stake in the management of the COVID-19 crisis, requiring the regional actors to build a coordinated and innovative response in terms of finding a bed. In the Ilede- France region, the implementation of the system was made up of two measures: the overhaul of the operational resource directory (ROR) and the creation of a regional support unit (COVID-ICU) including medical and administrative units. The operators of the medical cell were volunteer surgeons under the supervision of an emergency physician, in charge of research and demand medical regulation actions. The administrative unit verified the relevance of the information from the ROR on a multi-daily basis. The mobilization of local actors (anesthesiologists and intensivists) made it possible to obtain updated information almost in real time. The COVID-19 health crisis highlighted the weaknesses of the information systems, particularly the knowledge of the availability of ICU beds in real time. A collective approach to build new management tools adapted to daily life, in the context of winter (bronchiolitis, flu) or seasonal (heat wave) tensions, and the management of exceptional health situations is mandatory. It is necessary to integrate this function into the mission of the departmental Samu in ordinary times and the zonal Samu in times of crisis, especially in the logic of building the future French access to care service (SAS).

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Int J Health Plann Manage ; 37(4): 2167-2182, 2022 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1763232

ABSTRACT

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.


Subject(s)
COVID-19 , Critical Care , Hospital Bed Capacity , Humans , Pandemics , Ventilators, Mechanical
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Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med ; 39(6): 709-715, 2020 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1059695

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Whereas 5415 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds were initially available, 7148 COVID-19 patients were hospitalised in the ICU at the peak of the outbreak. The present study reports how the French Health Care system created temporary ICU beds to avoid being overwhelmed. METHODS: All French ICUs were contacted for answering a questionnaire focusing on the available beds and health care providers before and during the outbreak. RESULTS: Among 336 institutions with ICUs before the outbreak, 315 (94%) participated, covering 5054/5531 (91%) ICU beds. During the outbreak, 4806 new ICU beds (+95% increase) were created from Acute Care Unit (ACU, 2283), Post Anaesthetic Care Unit and Operating Theatre (PACU & OT, 1522), other units (374) or real build-up of new ICU beds (627), respectively. At the peak of the outbreak, 9860, 1982 and 3089 ICU, ACU and PACU beds were made available. Before the outbreak, 3548 physicians (2224 critical care anaesthesiologists, 898 intensivists and 275 from other specialties, 151 paediatrics), 1785 residents, 11,023 nurses and 6763 nursing auxiliaries worked in established ICUs. During the outbreak, 2524 physicians, 715 residents, 7722 nurses and 3043 nursing auxiliaries supplemented the usual staff in all ICUs. A total number of 3212 new ventilators were added to the 5997 initially available in ICU. CONCLUSION: During the COVID-19 outbreak, the French Health Care system created 4806 ICU beds (+95% increase from baseline), essentially by transforming beds from ACUs and PACUs. Collaboration between intensivists, critical care anaesthesiologists, emergency physicians as well as the mobilisation of nursing staff were primordial in this context.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/epidemiology , Hospital Bed Capacity/statistics & numerical data , Intensive Care Units/statistics & numerical data , National Health Programs , Pandemics , SARS-CoV-2 , Bed Conversion/statistics & numerical data , France/epidemiology , Health Care Surveys/statistics & numerical data , Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Personnel Staffing and Scheduling/statistics & numerical data , Personnel, Hospital/supply & distribution , Retrospective Studies , Ventilators, Mechanical/supply & distribution
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