Volume : 6, Issue : 1, January - 2017
BED UTILISATION PATTERN OF INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN KOLKATA
Dr. Anupam Sett, Dr. Junior Sundresh
Abstract :
<p> <b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Introduction: </span></b><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">Intensive or Critical Care is a method of organizing Medicine and Nursing, so that</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> expertise and sophisticated equipments are concentrated where they are most needed and <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">efficiently utilized.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Types of ICU: Service<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Organ<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Age<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Syndrome<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Care wise: Open Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Closed Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Semi Closed or Transitional Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">AIM:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To study the bed utilization pattern of ICU <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To study the bed utilization indices of the unit during the study period.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">METHODOLOGY:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Retrospective Study:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To study the various Records, Registers, and Policy File of the Department of ICU, Bed <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Utilization pattern during November 2015 to April 2016, Morbidity pattern during <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">November 2015 to April 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Prospective Study:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To study Location Physical Facilities, Staffing Pattern, Equipment of ICU, Policy & <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Procedure.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Bed Utilization Statistics from May 2016 to June 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in; tab-stops:100.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in; tab-stops:100.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Results: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">From the above indices, the following averages were deducted for the Study Period:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Average Daily Census : 17.29<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Average Bed Occupancy Rate (BOR): 75.53%<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Average Length of Stay (ALS): 5.53<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Average Bed Turnover Rate (BTR): 4.29/month, i.e. 52/year.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Average Bed Turnover Interval (BTI): 1.5<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Average Admission/day: 17.28<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Average Daily Census: 17.29<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;tab-stops:105.75pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Conclusion: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The Statistics thus deducted in the Study shows how deftly this Institute is serving<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> the Patients admitted from Kolkata and outside.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:57.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">With a vision to be one of the leading Hospitals of India, the Hospital is striving sincerely<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;tab-stops:105.75pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> to reach the Goal.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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DR. ANUPAM SETT, DR. JUNIOR SUNDRESH, BED UTILISATION PATTERN OF INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN KOLKATA, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-6, Issue-1, January‾2017