Urgent actions to save lives when ICU bed needs approach or exceed capacity: lessons from Mongolia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2022.14.5.942Keywords:
hospital bed capacity, efficiency, systems approach, COVID-19, surge capacityAbstract
This report illustrates how the Government of Mongolia responded to a rapid surge of COVID-19 cases during 2021 and took urgent actions to minimize preventable mortality. The analytical framework on efficient ICU bed management through a systems approach would be useful in similar settings.
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09-09-2022
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Batsukh B, Khishigsaikhan B-O, Buyanbaatar D, Danzan G, Munkhtur N, Ochirpurev A, Nishijima T, Sobel H, Zakoji M. Urgent actions to save lives when ICU bed needs approach or exceed capacity: lessons from Mongolia. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2022 Sep. 9 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];14(5):4. Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/942
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