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Projection of COVID-19 intensive care hospitalizations in the Federal District, Brazil: an analysis of the impact of social distancing measures

Abstract

Objective:

To build scenarios and analyze the impact of social distancing policies on the spread of COVID-19 and the need for intensive care unit beds.

Methods:

Three dissemination scenarios were built according to level of adherence to social distancing measures in the context of Brazil's Federal District, based on a dynamic transition compartmental model and Monte Carlo simulations. The model's parameter values were based on official sources, indexed bibliographic databases and public data repositories.

Results:

The favorable scenario, with constant 58% adherence to social distancing, estimated a peak of 189 (interquartile range [IQR]: 57 – 394) ICU hospitalizations on March 3rd2021. Absence of social distancing would result in an unfavorable scenario with a peak of 6,214 (IQR: 4,618 – 8,415) ICU hospitalizations probably as soon as July 14th2020.

Conclusion:

The projections indicate the high impact of social distancing measures and emphasize the applicability of public indicators for COVID-19 monitoring.

Keywords:
Coronavirus Infections; Intensive Care Units; Bed Occupancy; Health Evaluation; Public Policy

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