Clinics: Number of intensive care beds available in Germany lower than expected

IIn Germany, there are fewer empty intensive care beds ready for use than previously assumed. “At the national level, clinics report that empty beds are available, although some cannot be used due to understaffing,” said Christian Karagiannidis, spokesman for the intensive care registry DIVI of the interdisciplinary association of intensive care and emergency medicine. , WELT AM SONNTAG.

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This is becoming a problem for future pandemic control. “We think we have a false sense of security when it comes to the number of free intensive care beds,” says Karagiannidis. “The number is the basis of political decisions. Some CEOs are not aware of the great social responsibility they have with this report ”. Therefore, he asked all clinics to report their free beds “honestly”.

Karagiannidis noticed the development in the last two to three weeks. “We receive more and more comments from emergency physicians all over Germany who tell us: I have difficulties accommodating my patients in clinics, although the registry in the region shows us dozens of free beds,” says the intensive care doctor, which then scans the reports on an individual random basis. Has reviewed clinics.

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