Evaluating medical capacity for hospitalization and intensive care unit of COVID-19: A queue model approach

Background: The surge of COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe respiratory conditions and a large number of deaths due to the shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) in many countries. Methods: We developed a compartment queue model to describe the process from case confirmation, home-based isolation, h...

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Main Authors: Grace Hsiao-Hsuan Jen, Shey-Ying Chen, Wei-Jung Chang, Chiung-Nien Chen, Amy Ming-Fang Yen, Ray-E Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966462100187X