Author(s):
1. Andriamuri Primaputra Lubis:
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine,Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan,Indonesia
2. S. Ningrum Ika Pratiwi Putri:
Faculty of Medicine,Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan,Indonesia
Abstract:
Background & Objective: Novel Coronavirus-2019, the cause of COVID-19, was first discovered at the end of 2019 in Wuhan City. Analysis of confirmed cases in China states that 7%-26% of patients with severe disease required intensive care. The high number of cases of COVID-19 forced the ‘North Sumatra Indonesian Society of Anesthesiology & Intensive Therapy (NSISAIT) COVID-19 Task Force’ to manage and monitor appropriate intensive therapy at selected referral hospitals. We conducted this study to know the comfort level of the NSISAIT COVID-19 Task Force during the management of intensive therapy at the COVID-19 referral hospitals. Methodology: This study used a descriptive observational method with a cross sectional design. A questionnaire was designed and circulated by electronic means among the physicians involved in management of COVID-19 patients as a part of NSISAIT COVID-19 Task Force. The responses received were grouped and categorized using MS Excel software. Results: The results of the study showed that the comfort level of the NSISAIT COVID-19 Task Force was categorized as satisfactory by almost half of the respondents. The COVID-19 handling was categorized as very good by 34 (65.4%) respondents; 25 (48.1%) felt a fairly good level of security, 21 (40.4%) answered that the facilities and infrastructure at the referral hospitals were quite good, 28 (53.8%) respondents received a very good award; and 27 respondents (51.9%) carried out intensive therapy management quite well. Conclusion: The comfort level of the NSISAIT COVID-19 Task Force in the management of intensive therapy at the COVID-19 referral hospitals was in the comfortable category.
Page(s):
458-462
Published:
Journal: Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Year: 2022
Keywords:
COVID19
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COVID19
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Comfort level
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Intensive therapy
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