Department of General Surgery, University of Limpopo, Pietersburg and Mankweng hospitals, Polokwane, South Africa.
S Afr Med J. 2021 Dec 1;111(11b):1122-1125. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i11b.16124.
While the absolute number of hospital beds is usually discussed, adequate utilisation of beds is a far better instrument to measure departmental efficiency.
To measure the number of beds for each surgical specialty in Pietersburg Hospital as well as the average length of stay (LoS) to compare bed utilisation.
We conducted a 1-day descriptive cross-sectional audit of patients admitted to surgical wards on 21 April 2021 at Pietersburg Hospital.
There were huge discrepancies in the number of beds per surgical specialty as well as the LoS. Over one-third of surgical beds were occupied by patients waiting for either a computed tomography scan, surgical procedure, or transfer.
There is a need to address the functioning of the surgical specialties with regards to the number of beds allocated as well as the ideal average length of stay.
虽然通常会讨论医院病床的绝对数量，但病床的充分利用是衡量科室效率的更好手段。
测量彼得斯堡医院每个外科专业的病床数量以及平均住院时间（LoS），以比较床位利用率。
我们对 2021 年 4 月 21 日彼得斯堡医院外科病房收治的患者进行了为期一天的描述性横断面审计。
各外科专业的病床数量和 LOS 存在巨大差异。超过三分之一的外科病床被等待 CT 扫描、手术或转科的患者占用。
需要解决外科科室在分配病床数量和理想平均住院时间方面的运作问题。
