The organizational structure of the Division of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at healthcare facilities in Vietnam

The organizational structure of the Division of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at healthcare facilities in Vietnam (Internet image)

The organizational structure of the Division of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at healthcare facilities in Vietnam under Article 4 of Circular 13/2012/TT-BYTincludes the following rooms:

• Administration

• Pre-anesthesia examination

• Surgery

• Post-anesthesia recovery

• Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

• Pain management

- Level I and special-level hospitals must have a complete Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care as stated above. Level II hospitals must have a Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care with a minimum of four divisions as specified in Points a, c, d, and đ in Article 4 of Circular 13/2012/TT-BYT. Level III, IV hospitals, or hospitals that have not been categorized must have a minimum of two divisions as specified in Points c and d in Article 4 of Circular 13/2012/TT-BYT, which are part of a clinical division that performs surgery and procedures. Other healthcare facilities that are allowed to perform surgery and procedures, in addition to the provisions in Points 2, 3, and 4 of Article 4 of Circular 13/2012/TT-BYT, must ensure that anesthesia and intensive care activities are carried out in accordance with the professional technical regulations stipulated in this Circular.

Furthermore, Article 5 of Circular 13/2012/TT-BYT also regulates specific professional titles involved in anesthesia and intensive care:

• 1. Anesthesiologists are physicians who have been trained in the field of anesthesia and intensive care for a minimum of 18 months and have been granted a professional practice certificate according to the regulations on healthcare examination and treatment.

• Intensive care nurses are nurses with a specialized degree in anesthesia and intensive care and have been granted a professional practice certificate according to the regulations on healthcare examination and treatment.

• Anesthesia technicians are technicians with a specialized degree in anesthesia and intensive care and have been granted a professional practice certificate according to the regulations on healthcare examination and treatment.

• Surgical nursing staff are nurses who have been certified to have received training in surgical nursing and have been granted a professional practice certificate according to the regulations on healthcare examination and treatment.

More details can be found in Circular 13/2012/TT-BYT, which has been in effect since October 10, 2012.

Le Vy

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