Table 1.
Unit Characteristics
| Type of patients | July 2006 – June 2007 | July 2007 – June 2008 | July 2008 – Sept 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # beds | Ventilator utilization % | #beds | Ventilator utilization % | #beds | Ventilator utilization % | ||
| TBICU | General surgery, trauma, burn | 10 | 40.5 | 10 | 42.8 | 10 | 34.3 |
| CICU | Medical cardiac care | 10 | 24.1 | 10 | 33.7 | 10 | 22.9 |
| CCMU | Medical intensive care | 20 | 56.0 | 20 | 63.1 | 20 | 60.9 |
| NICU | Neurology and neurosurgery | 10 | 19.3 | 15 | 21.3 | 15 | 21.1 |
| SICU | Surgery | 20 | 39.3 | 20 | 41.7 | 20 | 37.7 |
| Total | 70 | 39.1 | 75 | 43.1 | 75 | 38.2 | |
Ventilator utilization calculated as a number of ventilator days per number of patient days ×100%