Disparities in adult critical care resources across Pakistan: findings from a national survey and assessment using a novel scoring system

Khan, Mustafa Ali; Shahbaz, Hamna; Noorali, Ali Aahil; Ehsan, Anam Noor; Zaki, Mareeha; Asghar, Fahham; Hassan, Mohammed Moizul; Arshad, Haroon Muhammad; Sohaib, Muhammad; Asghar, Muhammad Ali; Khan, Muhammad Faisal; Sabeen, Amber; Aqeel, Masooma; Khan, Muhammad Haroon; Munir, Tahir; Amin, Syed Kashif; Atiq, Huba; Haider, Adil Hussain; Samad, Zainab; Latif, Asad

doi:10.1186/s13054-022-04046-5

Critical Care

Table 6 System component characteristics

From: Disparities in adult critical care resources across Pakistan: findings from a national survey and assessment using a novel scoring system

System	Total (n = 106)	Type of hospital			Healthcare setting
System	Total (n = 106)	Public (n = 76)	Private (n = 30)	P value	Metropolitan (n = 60)	Rural (n = 46)	P value
COVID management policy	84 (79.25%) [Obs = 105]	58 (76.32%) [Obs = 75]	26 (86.67%) [Obs = 30]	0.42	50 (83.33%) [Obs = 59]	34 (73.91%) [Obs = 46]	0.17
Staffing models for Doctors	73 (68.87%) [Obs = 101]	47 (61.84%) [Obs = 71]	26 (86.67%) [Obs = 30]	0.051	47 (78.33%) [Obs = 60]	26 (56.52%) [Obs = 41]	0.10
Staffing models for Nurses	73 (68.87%) [Obs = 101]	46 (60.53%) [Obs = 71]	27 (90.00%) [Obs = 30]	0.014	48 (80.00%) [Obs = 59]	25 (54.35%) [Obs = 42]	0.016
Admission policy	73 (68.87%) [Obs = 94]	49 (64.47%) [Obs = 67]	24 (80.00%) [Obs = 27]	0.11	46 (76.67%) [Obs = 54]	27 (58.70%) [Obs = 40]	0.042
Referral/discharge policy	75 (70.75%) [Obs = 94]	52 (68.42%) [Obs = 67]	23 (76.67%) [Obs = 27]	0.21	45 (75.00%) [Obs = 54]	30 (65.22%) [Obs = 40]	0.32
Surge policy	66 (62.26%) [Obs = 95]	45 (59.21%) [Obs = 69]	21 (70.00%) [Obs = 26]	0.14	40 (66.67%) [Obs = 56]	26 (56.52%) [Obs = 39]	0.62
Personal Protective Equipment policy	84 (79.25%) [Obs = 101]	57 (75.00%) [Obs = 73]	27 (90.00%) [Obs = 28]	0.035	50 (83.33%) [Obs = 58]	34 (73.91%) [Obs = 43]	0.34
CPR/Resuscitation policy	85 (80.19%) [Obs = 104]	56 (73.68%) [Obs = 74]	29 (96.67%) [Obs = 30]	0.011	54 (90.00%) [Obs = 60]	31 (67.39%) [Obs = 44]	0.011
Airway Management protocol	82 (77.36%) [Obs = 102]	55 (72.37%) [Obs = 72]	27 (90.00%) [Obs = 30]	0.17	53 (88.33%) [Obs = 59]	29 (63.04%) [Obs = 43]	0.005
Infrastructure failure policy	75 (70.75%) [Obs = 98]	48 (63.16%) [Obs = 70]	27 (90.00%) [Obs = 28]	0.003	49 (81.67%) [Obs = 59]	26 (56.52%) [Obs = 39]	0.061
Risk mitigation policy	55 (51.89%) [Obs = 82]	37 (48.68%) [Obs = 57]	18 (60.00%) [Obs = 25]	0.53	34 (56.67%) [Obs = 49]	21 (45.65%) [Obs = 33]	0.42
Environmental control policy	60 (56.60%) [Obs = 86]	39 (51.32%) [Obs = 60]	21 (70.00%) [Obs = 26]	0.14	38 (56.67%) [Obs = 53]	22 (47.83%) [Obs = 33]	0.62
Supply chain	80 (75.47%) [Obs = 94]	55 (72.37%) [Obs = 66]	25 (83.33%) [Obs = 28]	0.54	49 (81.67%) [Obs = 56]	31 (67.39%) [Obs = 38]	0.43
Biomedical support	95 (89.62%) [Obs = 106]	65 (85.52%) [Obs = 76]	30 (100.00%) [Obs = 30]	0.032	59 (98.33%) [Obs = 60]	36 (78.26%) [Obs = 46]	< 0.001
IT support	89 (83.96%) [Obs = 105]	60 (78.95%) [Obs = 76]	29 (96.67%) [Obs = 29]	0.005	56 (93.33%) [Obs = 60]	33 (71.74%) [Obs = 45]	0.005
Transport facility	89 (83.96%) [Obs = 106]	61 (80.26%) [Obs = 76]	28 (93.33%) [Obs = 30]	0.14	51 (85.00%) [Obs = 60]	38 (82.61%) [Obs = 46]	0.74

Obs number of definitive observations

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