ICU Bed Utilization During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in a Multistate Analysis-March to June 2020
Author Department
Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
Document Type
Article, Peer-reviewed
Publication Date
3-2021
Abstract
Objectives: Given finite ICU bed capacity, knowledge of ICU bed utilization during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is critical to ensure future strategies for resource allocation and utilization. We sought to examine ICU census trends in relation to ICU bed capacity during the rapid increase in severe coronavirus disease 2019 cases early during the pandemic.
Design: Observational cohort study.
Setting: Thirteen geographically dispersed academic medical centers in the United States.
Patients/subjects: We obtained daily ICU censuses from March 26 to June 30, 2020, as well as prepandemic ICU bed capacities. The primary outcome was daily census of ICU patients stratified by coronavirus disease 2019 and mechanical ventilation status in relation to ICU capacity.
Recommended Citation
Douin DJ, Ward MJ, Lindsell CJ, Howell MP, Hough CL, Exline MC, Gong MN, Aboodi MS, Tenforde MW, Feldstein LR, Stubblefield WB, Steingrub JS, Prekker ME, Brown SM, Peltan ID, Khan A, Files DC, Gibbs KW, Rice TW, Casey JD, Hager DN, Qadir N, Henning DJ, Wilson JG, Patel MM, Self WH, Ginde AA. ICU Bed Utilization During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in a Multistate Analysis-March to June 2020. Crit Care Explor. 2021 Mar 12;3(3):e0361. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000361.
PMID
33786437