TITLE:
Bed Occupancy Rate and Quality of Care for Cranio-Encephalic Trauma Patients in the Surgery Department of the Borgou Departmental University Hospital (CHUD-B) in 2020 in the Republic of Benin
AUTHORS:
Kouassi Jean Marie Maurin Kisito Quenum, Agbeko Komlan Doleagbenou, Oumar Coulibaly, Ayaovi Armel Hadonou, Manasse Kakpo, Hamidath Bio Sika, Christian Padonou, Olatoundji Holden Fatigba
KEYWORDS:
Occupancy Rate, Quality, Care, Traumatic Brain Injury
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery,
Vol.16 No.1,
November
26,
2025
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Hospital care services are subject to many random events such as the number of patients admitted and discharged, the availability of beds in the inpatient department, the delay for a bed in the emergency room and length of hospital stay, which influence the quality of care received by patients. Objective: To assess the bed occupancy rates and the quality of care for Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) in the surgical department of CHUD-B. Method: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out from March 19 to June 17, 2020. All patients admitted to the surgical department of CHUD-B were included in our study. The bed occupancy rates, the time to be taken in charge for TBI, and the satisfaction were assessed. Results: Three hundred and twenty-six patients were recorded, of which 41.7% were neurosurgery patients. There were 107 TBIs with a mean age of 27.1 ± 17.2 years and a sex ratio of 7.9. The average occupancy rate of the surgical beds was 87.3%. The average occupancy rate of neurosurgical beds was 163.3%, of which that of TBI was 109.4%. The mean hospital stay for TBI was 6.5 ± 7.0 days. The mean wait time for emergency beds was 0.5 ± 1.1 days. The mean time to perform the brain scan was 10.8 ± 17.0 hours. Mortality was 20.7%. 72.9% of TBI patients were satisfied with the care. Conclusion: The bed occupancy rate in the surgical department is above recommended standards. Increasing the reception capacity of the neurosurgery unit would optimize the results of patient care. Patients and their caregivers are satisfied with the care they receive in the neurosurgery unit.