RT Book, Section
A1 Walsh, B. Corbett
A1 Sunseri, Maria
A1 Mukherjee, Vikram
A1 Hunt, Richard C.
A2 Schmidt, Gregory A.
A2 Kress, John P.
A2 Douglas, Ivor S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1201804633
T1 Expanding Medical Surge Capacity and Capability During a Pandemic
T2 Hall, Schmidt and Wood’s Principles of Critical Care, 5<sup>th</sup> Edition
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264264353
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201804633
RD 2024/10/11
AB KEY  POINTSSurge  capacity  is  composed  of  the  domains  space,  staff,  supplies,  and  systems.  Progressive  strain  across  any  of  these  domains  compromises  the  quality  of  care  provided  for  patients.Hospitals  should  develop  mitigating  strategies  that  are  proportionally  implemented  as  strain  compromises  patient  care,  codified  as  conventional,  contingency,  and  crisis  standards  of  care.The  worldwide  pandemic  caused  by  COVID-19  strained  the  international  health  care  system,  causing  numerous  hospitals  to  operate  under  contingency  and  crisis  standards  of  care.A  pandemic  can  cause  unique  and  sometimes  unforeseen  strain  in  space,  staff,  supplies,  and  systems.Staff  mental  health  may  be  overlooked  in  disaster  planning,  but  resiliency  is  particularly  important  for  prolonged  disasters  as  well  as  for  individuals  practicing  outside  their  routine  duties.Despite  the  most  detailed  and  contingency  pandemic  planning,  preparations  should  remain  operation  focused  as  plans  do  not  always  align  with  a  disaster’s  actual  trajectory.