Construction of a demand and capacity model for intensive care and hospital ward beds, and mortality from COVID-19

Construction of a demand and capacity model for intensive care and hospital ward beds, and mortality from COVID-19

Abstract Background This paper describes a model for estimating COVID-19 related excess deaths that are a direct consequence of insufficient hospital ward bed and intensive care unit (ICU) capacity. Methods Compartmental models were used to estimate deaths under different combinations of ICU and war...

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Main Authors: Christopher Martin, Stuart McDonald, Steve Bale, Michiel Luteijn, Rahul Sarkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Subjects:
COVID-19
Demand
Capacity
Model
Mortality
Public health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01504-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01504-y

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