Table 1. Availability of intensive care units, intensive care unit beds, and mechanical ventilators.
Parameter | Total | Provinces | Ulaanbaatar | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Inhabitants (n) | 2,990,617 | 1,642,975 | 1,347,642 | |
Hospitals with an ICU (absolute n) | 45 | 24 | 26 | |
Hospital level (n/%) | 0.06 | |||
Level II | 29 (64.4) | 17 (81) | 12 (50) | |
Level III | 16 (35.6) | 4 (19) | 12 (50) | |
Hospital type (n/%) | 0.24 | |||
governmental | 42 (93.3) | 21 (100) | 21 (87.5) | |
private | 3 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 3 (12.5) | |
Median hospital bed no (n) | 225 (154–301) | 212 (170–276) | 238 (128–344) | 0.65 |
Adult ICU (n/%) | 42 (93.3) | 19 (90.5) | 23 (95.8) | 0.59 |
Median adult ICU beds (n) | 5 (3–7) | 4 (3–6) | 6 (4–9) | 0.3 |
Median adult ventilators (n) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–2) | 3 (2–4) | 0.04* |
Pediatric/Neonatal ICU (n/%) | 28 (62.2) | 21 (100) | 7 (29.2) | <0.001* |
Median pediatric/neonatal ICU beds (n) | 2 (2–5) | 2 (1.5–3) | 5 (3–5) | 0.01* |
Median pediatric/neonatal ventilators (n) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–2.5) | 0.18 |
ICU, intensive care unit; p-values refer to comparisons between the provinces and Ulaanbaatar;
*, significant difference between the provinces and Ulaanbaatar.