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. 2020 Apr 19;212(10):463–467. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50596
Ventilators per bed
Number of ventilators ICU beds ICU beds + additional physical beds ICU beds + additional physical beds + bed spaces outside ICU ICU beds + additional physical beds + bed spaces outside ICU + others
Total number of beds 2228 2815 5238 6486
Standard ICU ventilators 2184
Mean (SD) 1.0 (0.7) 0.8 (0.4) 0.4 (0.3) 0.3 (0.3)
Median (IQR) 0.9 (0.5–1.1) 0.6 (0.4–0.9) 0.4 (0.2–0.6) 0.3 (0.2–0.5)
Standard ICU ventilators+ other ICU ventilators 2716
Mean (SD) 1.2 (0.8) 1.0 (0.4) 0.5 (0.3) 0.4 (0.3)
Median (IQR) 1.0 (0.7–1.4) 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.5 (0.3–0.7) 0.4 (0.2–0.6)
Standard ICU ventilators + other ICU ventilators + anaesthetic machine ventilators 4192
Mean (SD) 1.9 (1.3) 1.5 (0.7) 0.8 (0.4) 0.6 (0.4)
Median (IQR) 1.7 (1.2–2.2) 1.4 (1.0–1.8) 0.8 (0.5–1.0) 0.6 (0.4–0.9)
Standard ICU ventilators + other ICU ventilators + anaesthetic machine ventilators + non‐invasive ventilators 4663
Mean (SD) 2.1 (1.5) 1.7 (0.8) 0.9 (0.5) 0.7 (0.5)
Median (IQR) 1.9 (1.4–2.5) 1.5 (1.1–2.0) 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.7 (0.5–1.0)
Standard ICU ventilators + other ICU ventilators + anaesthetic machine ventilators + non‐invasive ventilators + other non‐ICU ventilators 4815
Mean (SD) 2.2 (1.6) 1.7 (0.9) 0.9 (0.5) 0.7 (0.5)
Median (IQR) 1.9 (1.4–2.7) 1.5 (1.1–2.1) 0.9 (0.6–1.1) 0.7 (0.5–1.0)

IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation. Bold: mean or median ventilator‐to‐bed ratio below 1.0.