Occupation of ICU beds for Covid-19 drops in the state of São Paulo, says SindHosp

A survey carried out by the Union of Hospitals, Clinics and Laboratories of the State of São Paulo (SindHosp) between February 1 and 9 reported a drop in the occupancy of intensive care beds with patients with Covid-19 in hospitals in the state of São Paulo.

72 hospitals were heard (18 in the capital and 54 in the interior), with 11% of them having Covid ICU occupation between 81% and 100%. In the previous survey, carried out between January 12 and 19, this index was 39%.

Even so, it was found that emergency care for patients with suspected Covid-19 continues to grow. Of the hospitals that participated in the survey, 51% said the increase in emergency care was 20% in the last 15 days. For 34% of hospitals, the growth was between 21% and 40%.

Thus, many of these health units have recorded waiting hours for care.

The president of SindHosp, Francisco Balestrin, said that the decrease in hospitalizations is related to vaccination, but that a new wave of cases could happen if there are agglomerations during Carnival.

This week, the government of São Paulo also announced a decrease in hospitalizations in the state. Wednesday (9) was the first day after 11 peak days of the third wave of Covid-19 in which less than ten thousand people were hospitalized with the disease.

The Union survey also found that most patients admitted to ICUs in the hospitals surveyed are between 60 and 79 years old.

Regarding the biggest problems faced by the health units, the removal of professionals was the main one, verified by 67% of the hospitals. In addition, 21% reported an increase in emergency/urgent care greater than capacity.

Finally, the survey found that 76% of hospitals are canceling part of elective surgeries.

Source: CNN Brasil

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