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Table 3 Activity patterns of on-call obstetricians

From: Application of the workload indicators of staffing need method to calculate the size of the medical staff at a maternity hospital in the state of Bahia, Brazil

A. Need for Professionals for Health Activities

Activities

Number per year

Activity pattern

Unit of measurement

Standard Workload

Calculated need

Examination in Urgent Care Center

22,956

20

Minutes/activity

1,632

14.07

Reexamination in Urgent Care Center

11,478

7

Minutes/activity

4,661

2.46

Care for normal deliveries without instrumentation

2553

152

Minutes/activity

215

11.89

Care for normal deliveries with instrumentation

6

190

Minutes/activity

172

0.03

Care for cesarean deliveries

1620

264

Minutes/activity

124

13.11

Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA)

287

124

Minutes/activity

263

1.09

Uterine curettage

503

138

Minutes/activity

236

2.13

Care for severe patients

1022

196

Minutes/activity

166

6.14

Routine examination of patients in pre-labor, labor, and postpartum beds

365

147

Minutes/activity

222

1.64

Total

52.56

B. Need for Professionals for support Activities

Activities

Value

Unit of measurement

CAS

Shift handover

20

Minutes/activity/day

2.78

Break

150

Minutes/activity/day

20.83

Supervision of interns/residents

46

Minutes/activity/day

6.53

Total: 30.17

CAF: 1.43

C. Need for Professionals for Additional Activities

Activities

Number

Value

Unit of measurement

Yearly IAS

Administrative meetings

1

384

Hours/year

384

Preparation of work schedules

1

72

Hours/year

72

Replies to inspections

1

84

Hours/year

84

Participation in committees

1

16

Hours/year

16

Total: 556

IAF:1.02