Bengaluru: At the peak of the second wave of Covid-19 infection in April and May, some patients who really need a ventilator bed, die without getting it.
Not surprisingly, because Karnataka only has 3,390 ventilators, showing data on the Ministry of Health Union.
Maharashtra has the highest number of ventilator beds at 13,178, followed by Tamil Nadu (6,839) and Gujarat (6,516).
In many cases, patients who were hospitalized in Karnataka died because they could not be transferred to the icus, because all the ventilators were occupied.
Some experts feel that many deaths can be prevented if patients who need ventilator help have to get it on time.
Data with the State Health Department showed 2,913 ventilators provided under PM care until May 2021.
Some of them went to private hospitals and medical colleges as well.
The Covid State data room data shows that there are 2,205 ICUs with ventilator beds available in the district other than Bengaluru.
The BBMP website said that there were 643 ventilator beds available within the city limits.
“One good thing that happens because the pandemic is that government hospitals are now in a better position to meet the needs of the community,” said the Ministry of Health officials.
“Before the pandemic, there was only one ICU ventilator bed in every Taluk hospital.
This has been upgraded to five.
Training staff in front of the third wave, especially for treating pediatric patients who need a ventilator, ongoing.” High-level expert committees for prevention and prevention The management of Covid Wave-3, led by Dr.
Devi Shetty, has suggested the government equip district hospitals with 10-25 pediatric ICU beds.
Dr.
HM Prasnana, President, Private Hospital, and Nurse House Association (Phan), said a city such as Bengaluru, with one crore population, it will require 6,000 ICU beds with ventilators to overcome pandemics such as Covid.
“Private hospitals also work to increase ventilator beds, but need to be done mostly by the government.
Health care providers are restless because this infrastructure will not be used when cases subside,” said Dr.
Prasanna.
“The ventilator lying in the government’s warehouse needs to be cleaned and used,” said Dr.
Prasanna.
An expert said, “There is no choice but to increase the number of critical treatment beds in front of the third wave.” Health Care Facilities A 180 bed was founded near Rajiv Gandhi’s chest institution and will be managed by the Conglomerate of Government Hospital.
Nearly 30% of beds will be equipped with ventilators.
However, the doctor’s part feels the impact of lack of ventilator in death exaggerated.
Dr.
Anoop Amarnath, Geriatrician and member of the Critical Support Team Covid Covid (CCST), said it was difficult to determine whether more ventilators and staff would cause overall death reduction.
“The death rate depends on comorbidity, demographics (higher death among the elderly), socio-economic factors and health service infrastructure factors.
So, three other factors play an important role,” he said.
Dr.
CN Manjunath, Members, Covid Taskforce, do not need to add ventilator beds in the state, but the government must ensure the supply of unbroken medical oxygen to all Covid hospitals.
“Even during the second wave, only 2% of the infected ventilator needed,” he said.
In preparation for the third wave, Dr.
Annasaheb M Narapi, Director, the Department of Health and Family Welfare, said: “At the right amount of the ventilator, we must check with the officials concerned.
We can employ specialists and staff if necessary in a government hospital for Six months.
Human resources will not be a problem.
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Karnataka has 3,400 ventilators; more can reduce death, say a doctor
