Critical Care Surge Response Strategies for the 2020 COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States
Mahshid Abir, Christopher Nelson, Edward W. Chan, Hamad Al-Ibrahim, Christina M. Cutter, Karishma Patel, Andy Bogart
Abstract
In this report, the authors present strategies for creating critical care surge capacity and estimate the number of patients accommodated, given the number of available critical care doctors and nurses, respiratory therapists, ventilators, and hospital beds. They also document the development of a user-friendly tool that allows decisionmakers to estimate current critical care capacity and rapidly explore strategies for increasing it.
Topics & Concepts
Surge CapacityCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)OutbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedicineSurgeMedical emergencyGeographyVirologyMeteorologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyDiseaseDisaster Response and ManagementRespiratory Support and MechanismsCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation