Research Article

Comparison of effectiveness indicators before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a university hospital

Volume: 15 Number: 52 September 2, 2024
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Comparison of effectiveness indicators before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a university hospital

Abstract

Objective: Our aim in this study is to reveal to what extent hospital efficiency indicators changed in a University Hospital between the period before the Covid 19 pandemic (2018-2019) and the period when the pandemic started and continued (2020-2021). Method: The study planned as a retrospective and descriptive type, data belongs to a 4-year period (2018-2021). The number of personnel for the years examined in the study, the number of applications to the outpatient clinic and emergency department calculated monthly and the number of deceased patients. Bed occupancy rate, inpatient rate, average patient stay days, bed turnover rate and bed turnover interval were used as hospital bed utilization efficiency indicators. Result: Among all years, April 2020 had the lowest number of emergency applications (n=1287) and total number of outpatient clinic applications (n=7530). The year with the highest bed occupancy rate was 2020 with 77.2±6.7. The highest inpatient rate was in 2020 with 6.7±2.1, the highest average day of stay was in 2021 with 10.8±2.2, the highest bed turnover rate was in 2018 and 2019 with 4.7±0.3 and the highest bed turnover interval was observed in 2021 with 5.2±2.2. April 2020 was the month with the highest inpatient rate at 11.8% and the highest bed turnover interval at 16.8. Conclusion: The number of patients applying to emergency departments and outpatient clinics decreased, the inpatient rate increased, the bed turnover rate decreased, the bed turnover interval extended and the average day of stay increased during the pandemic period.

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Ethical Statement

Ethics committee permission for the study was obtained from Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Non-Clinical Research Ethics Committee. (Date: 17.03.2022, decision no: 25).

Thanks

We would like to thank Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine Intern Doctors for their contribution to the study; Saime Ezgi Yalçındag, Evin Sincaroglu, Kubra Kaya, Begum Unlutaskiran, Muhammet Yagız Ibiloglu, Gullu Akbas, Feyza Nur Bastik, Hande Tunc, Almira Aggul, Elif Yaltirik, Esra Toplan, Murat Baran Yasar, Aslihan Uygun, Betul Eronu, Zeynep Kara

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Services and Systems (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 2, 2024

Submission Date

February 28, 2024

Acceptance Date

May 25, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 15 Number: 52

APA
Erdem, M., Kara, B., & Karadeniz, S. A. (2024). Comparison of effectiveness indicators before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a university hospital. Interdisciplinary Medical Journal, 15(52), 60-66. https://doi.org/10.17944/interdiscip.1444084
AMA
1.Erdem M, Kara B, Karadeniz SA. Comparison of effectiveness indicators before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a university hospital. Interdiscip Med J. 2024;15(52):60-66. doi:10.17944/interdiscip.1444084
Chicago
Erdem, Mehmet, Bircan Kara, and Sibel Armağan Karadeniz. 2024. “Comparison of Effectiveness Indicators before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a University Hospital”. Interdisciplinary Medical Journal 15 (52): 60-66. https://doi.org/10.17944/interdiscip.1444084.
EndNote
Erdem M, Kara B, Karadeniz SA (September 1, 2024) Comparison of effectiveness indicators before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a university hospital. Interdisciplinary Medical Journal 15 52 60–66.
IEEE
[1]M. Erdem, B. Kara, and S. A. Karadeniz, “Comparison of effectiveness indicators before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a university hospital”, Interdiscip Med J, vol. 15, no. 52, pp. 60–66, Sept. 2024, doi: 10.17944/interdiscip.1444084.
ISNAD
Erdem, Mehmet - Kara, Bircan - Karadeniz, Sibel Armağan. “Comparison of Effectiveness Indicators before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a University Hospital”. Interdisciplinary Medical Journal 15/52 (September 1, 2024): 60-66. https://doi.org/10.17944/interdiscip.1444084.
JAMA
1.Erdem M, Kara B, Karadeniz SA. Comparison of effectiveness indicators before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a university hospital. Interdiscip Med J. 2024;15:60–66.
MLA
Erdem, Mehmet, et al. “Comparison of Effectiveness Indicators before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a University Hospital”. Interdisciplinary Medical Journal, vol. 15, no. 52, Sept. 2024, pp. 60-66, doi:10.17944/interdiscip.1444084.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Erdem, Bircan Kara, Sibel Armağan Karadeniz. Comparison of effectiveness indicators before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a university hospital. Interdiscip Med J. 2024 Sep. 1;15(52):60-6. doi:10.17944/interdiscip.1444084