U.S. ICU Predicts significant shortage Essential for the treatment of critically ill patients April 4 8:48
An international study predicts that in the United States, where the number of people infected with the new coronavirus is rapidly increasing, the number of intensive care units (ICUs), which are indispensable for the treatment of critically ill patients, will significantly decrease when the infection peaks in the future The group has announced.
A group of researchers from universities in the United States and Canada published the science journal "American Academy of Sciences Bulletin" on March 3.
Assuming that one person infected with the new coronavirus in the United States spreads an average of 2.5 people in the United States, and if the person with the symptoms did not voluntarily isolate and lived the same way as before, It is estimated that up to 300,000 patients will have severe symptoms.
In the United States, there are currently more than 97,000 intensive care units (ICUs) that are essential for the treatment of critically ill patients, and only one-third of the number required. Analyze that there is a possibility of loss of life.
In addition, if 20% of people infected and symptomatically quarantined within 48 hours, the number of severely ill patients decreased to 220,000, and if quarantined within 24 hours, up to 150,000 It is predicted that the number of ICUs will decrease, but in each case, the number of ICUs in Japan will be insufficient.
The research group concluded that voluntary isolation and restrictions on going out reduced the number of patients and consequently the fatality rate, and concluded that measures such as enhancing paid leave and promoting telecommuting are important. You.