A national system for monitoring intensive care unit demand and capacity: the Critical Health Resources Information System (CHRIS)

Med J Aust. 2021 Apr;214(7):297-298.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50988. Epub 2021 Mar 28.

Authors

David Pilcher^{1

2}, Nicholas R Coatsworth³, Melissa Rosenow⁴, Jason McClure^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
² Centre for Outcome and Resource Evaluation, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Melbourne, VIC.
³ Chief Medical Officer Group, Australian Government Department of Health, Canberra, ACT.
⁴ Adult Retrieval Victoria, Ambulance Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Infectious diseases; Information management; Information storage and retrieval; Intensive care; Respiratory tract infections.

MeSH terms

Australia
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Data Collection
Hospital Information Systems / organization & administration*
Humans
Intensive Care Units / organization & administration*
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Surge Capacity*
Ventilators, Mechanical / supply & distribution
Workforce