Research Article

Detection of Severe Respiratory Disease Epidemic Outbreaks by CUSUM-Based Overcrowd-Severe-Respiratory-Disease-Index Model

Table 5

OSRDI screen.

No.ConceptDescription

1Patients Number of patients in the hospital facility.
2Available bedsNumber of beds in the hospital facility.
3Available areasNumber of physical available areas in the hospital facility.
4Hemodynamic monitorsNumber of usable hemodynamic monitors in the hospital facility.
5Mechanical ventilatorsNumber of usable mechanical ventilators in the hospital facility.
6DoctorsNumber of doctors in the hospital facility.
7Respiratory techniciansNumber of respiratory technicians in the hospital facility.
8NursesNumber of nurses in the hospital facility.
9Quotient (1)(Available beds)/(doctors + technicians + nurses).
10Quotient (2)(Available beds)/(hemodynamic monitors + mechanical ventilators).
11Quotient (3)(Available areas)/(hemodynamic monitors + mechanical ventilators).
12Quotient (4)Patients/(available beds).
13Time It is the moment the data is updated.

Concept: variables shown in the screen by OSRDI model after each update (Section 2.4).