Assessment of the current capacity of intensive care units in Uganda; A descriptive study

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dc.contributor.authorAtumanya, Patience
dc.contributor.authorSendagire, Cornelius
dc.contributor.authorWabule, Agnes
dc.contributor.authorMukisa, John
dc.contributor.authorSsemogerere, Lameck
dc.contributor.authorKwizera, Arthur
dc.contributor.authorAgaba, Peter K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-27T14:50:09Z
dc.date.available2022-05-27T14:50:09Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To describe the organizational characteristics of functional ICUs in Uganda. Methods: A descriptive survey of 12 ICUs in Uganda; ICU organisation, structure, staffing, and support facilities. A functional ICU was defined as one that admitted critically ill patients and had the ability to provide mechanical ventilation. ICUswere selected based on information of their existence. Direct structured interviewswere carried out with the ICU directors. Results: Of the fourteen ICUs reviewed, 12 were functional, and a majority were located in the central region. There were 55 ICU beds making up a ratio of 1.3 ICU beds per million population. The ICU beds comprised 1.5 % of the total bed capacity of studied hospitals. Most of the ICUs [11] were mixed (paediatric-adults), anaesthesia-led (nine) and five operated in a closed model. There were 171 ICU nurses, of whom 13 had formal training in critical care nursing. Themajority of the ICUs had a nurse to patient ratio ≥ 1.2; nine during the day and seven at night. Conclusions: This study shows limited accessibility to critical care services in Uganda.With a high variability in the ICU operational characteristics, there is a need for standardization of ICU care in the country.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAtumanya, P., Sendagire, C., Wabule, A., Mukisa, J., Ssemogerere, L., Kwizera, A., & Agaba, P. K. (2020). Assessment of the current capacity of intensive care units in Uganda; A descriptive study. Journal of Critical Care, 55, 95-99.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883944119310597
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3584
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Critical Careen_US
dc.subjectCritical care medicineen_US
dc.subjectBed capacityen_US
dc.subjectLow-income countryen_US
dc.subjectICU-design Ugandaen_US
dc.titleAssessment of the current capacity of intensive care units in Uganda; A descriptive studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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