Re:Interview with German Ventilator Manufacturer
by eerltjhiou on Saturday March 28, 2020 @08:35AM
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Basically the principles of JustInTime inventory management system applied to ICU. England optimized bed usage to be around 95%, to reduce the cost associated with empty beds.
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Re:Interview with German Ventilator Manufacturer
by throwawaynerdy on Saturday March 28, 2020 @08:43AM
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You can use that mentality on things that are not safety critical.
How could anyone argue that once in a while there won't be enough beds to save everyone's life?
The closest things I can think of non healthcare is that airbags are designed for 5, 50, and somewhat for 95%ile individuals. But I think it's actually impossible to develop for everyone due to mechanical restrictions.
Re:Interview with German Ventilator Manufacturer
by pintxo on Saturday March 28, 2020 @08:41AM
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Germany is at 80% though. So not that much difference.
Re:Interview with German Ventilator Manufacturer
by graeme on Saturday March 28, 2020 @08:44AM
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That’s 4x the spare capacity in the system.
Re:Interview with German Ventilator Manufacturer
by peteretep on Saturday March 28, 2020 @09:13AM
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Right? It’s a bafflingly huge number, and almost everything I’ve seen mentioned so far would support 2x tops.
Re:Interview with German Ventilator Manufacturer
by eerltjhiou on Saturday March 28, 2020 @08:43AM
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80% versus 95% occupancy while having 5 times more beds can only be explained by Germany using ICU beds when they don't really need it (ie: as regular beds).