Rashan Haniffa1, A Pubudu De Silva2, Saman Iddagoda3, Hasini Batawalage3, S Terrance G R De Silva4, Palitha G Mahipala5, Arjen Dondorp6, Nicolette de Keizer7, Saroj Jayasinghe8. 1. National Intensive Care Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: rashan@nicslk.com. 2. National Intensive Care Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre, London, United Kingdom. 3. National Intensive Care Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 4. Office of Deputy Director General (Medical Services), Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 5. Office of Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 6. Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Bangkok, Thailand. 7. Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 8. Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe the extent and variation of critical care services in Sri Lanka as a first step towards the development of a nationwide critical care unit (CCU) registry. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in all state CCUs by telephone or by visits to determine administration, infrastructure, equipment, staffing, and overall patient outcomes. RESULTS: There were 99 CCUs with 2.5 CCU beds per 100000 population and 13 CCU beds per 1 000 hospital beds. The median number of beds per CCU was 5. The overall admissions were 194 per 100000 population per year. The overall bed turnover was 76.5 per unit per year, with CCU mortality being 17%. Most CCUs were headed by an anesthetist. There were a total of 790 doctors (1.6 per bed), 1,989 nurses (3.9 per bed), and 626 health care assistants (1.2 per bed). Majority (87.9%) had 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio, although few (11.4%) nurses had received formal intensive care unit training. All CCUs had basic infrastructure (electricity, running water, piped oxygen) and basic equipment (such as electronic monitoring and infusion pumps). CONCLUSION: Sri Lanka, a lower middle-income country has an extensive network of critical care facilities but with inequalities in its distribution and facilities.
PURPOSE: To describe the extent and variation of critical care services in Sri Lanka as a first step towards the development of a nationwide critical care unit (CCU) registry. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in all state CCUs by telephone or by visits to determine administration, infrastructure, equipment, staffing, and overall patient outcomes. RESULTS: There were 99 CCUs with 2.5 CCU beds per 100000 population and 13 CCU beds per 1 000 hospital beds. The median number of beds per CCU was 5. The overall admissions were 194 per 100000 population per year. The overall bed turnover was 76.5 per unit per year, with CCU mortality being 17%. Most CCUs were headed by an anesthetist. There were a total of 790 doctors (1.6 per bed), 1,989 nurses (3.9 per bed), and 626 health care assistants (1.2 per bed). Majority (87.9%) had 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio, although few (11.4%) nurses had received formal intensive care unit training. All CCUs had basic infrastructure (electricity, running water, piped oxygen) and basic equipment (such as electronic monitoring and infusion pumps). CONCLUSION:Sri Lanka, a lower middle-income country has an extensive network of critical care facilities but with inequalities in its distribution and facilities.
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