In the first half of this year, it was recorded that 91% of the hospitals monitored in the National Hospital Survey ask the patient for a list of supplies so that they can be admitted to the operating rooms, “regardless of whether the surgery is considered an emergency.” or not”
According to the Monitoring carried out by the National Hospital SurveyENH, a patient requires an average of $103 in basic supplies to enter the operating room.
This Wednesday, November 20, the results of the survey were presented after the survey from January to July of this year.
“During the first half of this year, it was recorded that 91% of the monitored hospitals ask patients for a list of supplies so that they can be admitted to the operating rooms, regardless of whether the surgery is considered an emergency or not,” he noted. the National Survey in a press release.
On the other hand, coverage for the requirements for a birth amounts to $228. “This represents more than 65 minimum salaries,” indicated the ENH.
Another element recorded is that the shortage rate in the operating rooms was 74%, and in the case of emergencies it was 36%.
Between January and July of this year, there was an average of 35 operational emergency beds per hospital: this represents 16% of total hospitalization beds.
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In August, the ENH recorded that the lack of surgical supplies and the small number of operating rooms has caused hospitals in Venezuela to reduce the number of elective or scheduled surgeries performed. In August it was reported that, on average, 37 elective surgeries are performed per week in the monitored hospitals: gallbladder surgeries, breast cancer, prostate cancer and hysterectomy.
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