The Analysis of the Main Working Parameters of the Head Regional Vascular Center of N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine

Abstract

Introduction. The regional vascular centers (RVC) network was created throughout Russia to manage cardiovascular diseases. On the basis of N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine in Moscow, a center was created, which received the status of the head RVC. A comprehensive analysis of its work has not yet been carried out.Aim of study. To assess the main performance indicators and development directions of the head RVC based on the analysis of data for 2012–2019.Results. Analysis of the data obtained showed that by 2019 the flow of patient admissions increased 2.3-fold. At the same time, the use of the hospital bed fund does not exceed 100%, and the use of the intensive care bed fund has increased to 123%. A significant proportion of patients come with not field-specific diagnosis. The mortality, which is the main indicator of the quality of treatment in patients treated at the RVC, remained within 2.33–3%, which turned out to be 3 times lower in similar patients treated in other departments of the Institute.Discussion. Against the background of a constant increase in the number of hospitalizations, resusci-tation provision turned out to be insufficient when the number of hospital beds corre-sponded to the flow of admissions. The general lack of intensive care beds in the center and the lack of specialized intensive care for the department of vascular surgery forces the use of other intensive care units of the Institute. The admission of patients with other (not specific for RVC) diagnosis to the vascular center reduces the volume of highly specialized care for specialized patients.Conclusion. The analysis of the performance indicators of the head regional vascular center on the basis of N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine, identified the need to expand the resuscitation bed fund in the existing departments of the center and organize specialized resuscitation for patients of the vascular surgery department. Also, the lack of intensive care beds is aggravated by a large flow of non-core admissions. Their reduction with the existing structure will provide significant savings in resources and will increase the number of treated profile patients and improve the quality of highly specialized care.