INTENSIVE CARE SERVICE OPTIMIZATION FOR COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ALMATY CITY

Abstract

Since the beginning of the spread of coronavirus infection in the world, the number of infected has exceeded 102.5 million people, and more than 2.2 million people have died. In Kazakhstan, according to the world statistics of COVID-19, the 59th place in the number of detected cases of COVID-19 and the 68th place in deaths from coronavirus was noted. The vast majority of patients with COVID-19 have a mild or moderate illness, but 5% of those with a critical course of the disease require treatment in an intensive care unit. The length of stay in the intensive care unit averages 10.8 days, however, in 22.7% of patients, the duration of treatment in the ICU exceeds 30 days. In order to improve treatment outcomes, many clinics use a team work methodology that requires a sufficient number of highly qualified medical personnel. However, due to the shortage of personnel in intensive care units, measures are being taken to retrain medical personnel of other specialties. At the same time, short training courses do not always improve the results of treatment in a high quality and lead to a deterioration in the results of most patients.