Observational studyJournal of critical care2021
Capacity of intensive care units in Ghana.
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- A health systems approach to critical care delivery in low-resource settings: a narrative review.Intensive care medicine · 2023Review
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- Critical Care Units in Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Study.Annals of global health · 2023Article
- Improving awareness, diagnosis and management of invasive fungal infections in Ghana: establishment of the Ghana Medical Mycology Society.Medical mycology · 2022Article
- Investigation of possible preventable causes of COVID-19 deaths in the Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda, 2020-2021.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2022Article
- Disparities in adult critical care resources across Pakistan: findings from a national survey and assessment using a novel scoring system.Critical care (London, England) · 2022Article
- Leveraging COVID-19 pandemic response for improved health system financing: Lessons from Ghana.The International journal of health planning and management · 2022Article
- Assessment of Clinical Outcomes Among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized With COVID-19 in 6 Sub-Saharan African Countries.JAMA pediatrics · 2022Article
- Healthcare in Ghana amidst the coronavirus pandemic: a narrative literature review.Journal of public health research · 2021Article
- Ghana's COVID-19 response: the Black Star can do even better.BMJ global health · 2021Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeTo document the equipment, resource and bed capacity of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in the Republic of Ghana. MATERIALS AND
methodsCross-sectional observational study of all operating ICUs in Ghana. Sixteen operating ICUs in 9 hospitals were identified and surveyed (13 adult and 3 pediatric ICUs).
resultsThere were a total of 113 adult and 36 pediatric ICU beds for a population of 30 million, (0.5 ICU beds per 100,000 people). The median number of staffed ICU beds and ventilators were 5 (IQR 4-6), and 4 (IQR 3-5) respectively. There were 2 pediatric and 6 adult intensivists practicing in the country. About half of the ICUs (56%) were staffed solely by non-intensivist providers. While there is adequate nursing support and availability of essential critical care medications, the current financing model for critical care delivery creates a significant barrier for most patients.
conclusionGhana has a significant shortage of critical care beds that are inequitably distributed across the country and a shortfall of intensivists to staff ICUs. A holistic approach that focuses on the key bottlenecks to quality improvement would be required to improve the capacity and quality of critical care delivery.
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