Bed Utilization in Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery Ward

BACKGROUND: Of all the subsystems of a hospital, inpatient care occupies prime place in terms of resource consumed, use of specialized technical man power, technology and skill.In spite of the huge investment of money, material and the manpower at times even the basic needs of patients are not met.AIMS: The study was conducted, to observe the average length of stay (ALS) of patients in cardio vascular and thoracic Surgery (CVTS) ward, and to find out the bed occupancy rate.METHODS: The admission and discharge record of all the patients was recorded from the report books, hospital files of all the patients were checked to know complete biodata.Medical record section was consulted and admission discharge register/files were recorded to know the symptomatology, clinical findings, diagnosis and the management thereof.Mortality and morbidity was recorded from admission files.RESULTS: A total of 732 patients were admitted on a bed complement of 11712 days having 8639 bed days.84.28% of the patients underwent surgical procedures.Daily average beds occupied were 23.60 beds per day, average length of stay was 11.23 days, and 73.76% was the bed occupancy rate.CONCLUSION: Patients having major operations had more length of stay compared to patients who were admitted after pre anesthetic checkup and full planning from outdoor departments.Preadmission evaluation, pre anesthetic checkup and preventing post-operative morbidity decrease length of stay.