Evaluation of contingency plans in the care of patients in intensive care units in the COVID-19 pandemic

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BACKGROUND: The expansion of intensive care areas has been one of the most significant measures in this forced adaptation to the evolution of the different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective is to evaluate the deployment of contingency plans in the care of patients admitted to intensive care units during the period from March 19 to April 20, 2020, in a public hospital, reference for 300,000 inhabitants belonging to the Galician Health Service.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Qualitative research from focus groups, with systematic sampling. Based on the adaptation to the health environment of the 10 measures recommended by Deloitte to face a pandemic, an evaluation was carried out by the quality unit of the Health Area. As outcome indicators, the number of COVID-19 patients, % of patients admitted to hospital, % patients admitted to intensive care units, as well as the number of deaths from COVID-19, were evaluated in seven health areas in the period March 19 to April 20, 2020.

RESULTS: The qualitative evaluation identified 2 areas for improvement (communication and risk assessment) of the 10 recommended measures. The Health Area has the lowest relative (2.6%) and absolute (16) rate of deceased patients, as well as the lowest relative (7.9%) and absolute (24) rate of patients admitted to intensive services for COVID-19. The infection rate in professionals has been 4.4%.

CONCLUSIONS: The simplicity and identification of areas for improvement added to the low consumption of resources are strengths of this proposal. This self-assessment can be helpful in identifying areas for improvement.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Journal of healthcare quality research - 37(2022), 5 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 291-298

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Evaluación de los planes de contingencia en la atención a pacientes en Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos en la pandemia por COVID-19

Beteiligte Personen:

Martínez-Pillado, M [VerfasserIn]
Said-Criado, I [VerfasserIn]
Regueiro-Martínez, A [VerfasserIn]
Varela-Durán, M [VerfasserIn]
Baltar Boileve, D [VerfasserIn]
Solas Gaspar, O [VerfasserIn]
Pazos-Sierra, A [VerfasserIn]
Varela-Álvarez, E [VerfasserIn]
Briones-Gamarra, O [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Cuidados intensivos
Database management systems
Gestión de la utilización
Intensive care
Journal Article
Public health
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Salud pública
Sistemas de información
Utilization review

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Date Completed 06.10.2022

Date Revised 05.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jhqr.2021.12.009

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337809240