The comfort level of the physicians involved in the management of intensive therapy at the COVID-19 referral hospitals

  • Andriamuri Primaputra Lubis
  • S. Ningrum Ika Pratiwi Putri, MD
Keywords: COVID-19, Intensive therapy, Comfort level

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.

Abbreviations: NSISAIT - North Sumatra Indonesian Society of Anesthesiology & Intensive Therapy; HCW - healthcare workers; PPE - personal protective equipment;

Key words: COVID-19; Intensive therapy; Comfort level

Citation: Lubis AP, Putri NIP. The comfort level of the physicians involved in the management of intensive therapy at the COVID-19 referral hospitals. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2022;26(4):458-462.

DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i4.1948

Received: February 15, 2022; Reviewed: February 25, 2022; Accepted: June 06, 2022

Author Biographies

Andriamuri Primaputra Lubis

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.

S. Ningrum Ika Pratiwi Putri, MD

Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.

Published
08-17-2022
How to Cite
Lubis, A., & MD, S. N. (2022). The comfort level of the physicians involved in the management of intensive therapy at the COVID-19 referral hospitals. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 26(4), 458-462. https://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v26i4.1948
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH