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This number includes level 2/step-down ICUs inclusive of regional/community hospital. This is not the bed count of units capable of having cardiac support or p
by haldujai 4y ago
This number includes level 2/step-down ICUs inclusive of regional/community hospital.
This is not the bed count of units capable of having cardiac support or prolonged ventilation.
I can’t readily find the OECD figure but if you look at ventilator capable beds in Canada the number drops to ~9.7, again inclusive of community/regional hospitals mostly staffed by non-ICU trained physicians which are only equipped for short term ventilation.
Which center in Canada have you trained at where there isn’t constant pressure to offload ICU patients to the ward due to a lack of beds?