Performance Indicators in an Intensive Care Unit, 2006-2015

Authors

  • Héctor Orlando Rodríguez Martínez Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado. Pinar del Río.
  • Gertrudis Sánchez Lago Hospital Provincial Pediátrico Docente Pepe Portilla. Pinar del Río

Keywords:

Health management, Health resources, Public health

Abstract

Introduction: the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba in its Article 50 states:

"... Everyone has the right to receive medical care and health protection”. It is in this context that the activities of quality management, measurement and improvement should be developed in health care institutions as the most important strategic guidelines.

Objective: to assess the management and productivity of bed availability applying hospital indicators.

Method: an observational, descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective study was conducted at No-2 Intensive Care Unit where the behavior of the hospital indicators from the year 2006 to 2015 was assessed.

Results: the average of occupancy rate was 91.15%, demonstrating efficiency; replacement interval was below 0.5 in the last two years, classifying as warm bed. The average turnover rate was 38.8 and the average rate of stay 8.4.

Conclusions: the indicators analyzed are an essential tool to improve the quality of public health services, considering the efficacy and effectiveness of the bed resource in the hospital.

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Author Biographies

Héctor Orlando Rodríguez Martínez, Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado. Pinar del Río.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina Intensiva. Máster en Urgencias Médicas en Atención Primaria de Salud. Asistente.

Gertrudis Sánchez Lago, Hospital Provincial Pediátrico Docente Pepe Portilla. Pinar del Río

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista de primer grado en Anestesiología y Reanimación. Máster en Urgencias Médicas en Atención Primaria de Salud.

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Published

2016-06-24

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Rodríguez Martínez HO, Sánchez Lago G. Performance Indicators in an Intensive Care Unit, 2006-2015. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 24 [cited 2025 Aug. 22];20(2):207-11. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/2594

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2016)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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