Availability of Emergency Drugs and Essential Equipment in Intensive Care Units in Hospitals of Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.

Metages HunieTiruwork DesseEfrem Fenta Simegnew Kibret Moges Gelaw Taye Amanu Gashaw

Published in: Open access emergency medicine : OAEM (2020)

There were considerable deficiencies in emergency drugs and essential equipment. Based on our findings, we recommend to develop standardized checklists, regular audits, and healthcare personnel awareness program to improve checking, maintaining, restocking, and repairing the equipment in the emergency trolley.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
emergency department
intensive care unit
emergency medical
clinical trial
drug induced
social media
acute respiratory distress syndrome
double blind
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
affordable care act