Table 1.
Hospital characteristics and utilisation
| Hospital Nacional Almenara | Hospital Nacional Rebagliati (ICU-2) | Hospital Nacional Rebagliati (ICU-7) | Hospital Nacional Loayza | Hospital Casimiro Ulloa | Johns Hopkins Hospital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital characteristics | ||||||
| Annual ICU mortality (%) | 19.9 | 20.4 | 22.9 | 18.1 | 16.7 | 19 |
| Type of hospital | Public (ESSALUD) | Public (ESSALUD) | Public (ESSALUD) | Public (MINSA) | Public (MINSA) | Private, non for profit |
| Teaching hospital | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Critical care training programme | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rapid response team | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Electronic patient record | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Computerised order entry | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Number of beds | ||||||
| Adult beds at hospital | 950 | 1526 | 1526 | 800 | 76 | 854 |
| Adult ICU beds at hospital | 60 | 69 | 69 | 13 | 16 | 100 |
| Adult step down beds at hospital | 80 | 114 | 114 | 12 | 6 | 54 |
| Paediatric ICU beds at hospital | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 80 |
| Beds in study ICU | 21 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| Utilisation | ||||||
| Annual ED visits | 140 000 | 225 300 | 225 300 | 71 660 | 93 000 | 84 892 |
| Annual hospital admissions | 30 000 | 55 750 | 55 750 | 2685 | 3800 | 48 487 |
| Annual study ICU admissions | 300 | 386 | 386 | 200 | 580 | 900 |
ED, emergency department; ESSALUD, Peruvian Social Security System; ICU, intensive care unit; MINSA, Peruvian Ministry of Health.