Surge capacity of intensive care units in case of acute increase in demand caused by COVID-19 in Australia.
Edward LittonTamara BucciShaila ChavanYvonne Y HoAnthony HolleyGretta HowardSue HucksonPhilomena KwongJohnny MillarNhi NguyenPaul SecombeMarc ZiegenfussDavid V PilcherPublished in: The Medical journal of Australia (2020)
The directors of Australian ICUs report that intensive care bed capacity could be near tripled in response to the expected increase in demand caused by COVID-19. But maximal surge in bed numbers could be hampered by a shortfall in invasive ventilators and would also require a large increase in clinician and nursing staff numbers.