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
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