Table 3 Key affecting factors considered by the models and methods identified

Michigan’s Bed Need methodology

*

*

*

*

United States

The Status Quo model

*

Canada

The Current Use Projection model

*

*

*

Canada

The Trends in Acute Care Bed Use model

*

*

*

*

*

*

Canada

The Israeli model

*

*

*

*

Israel

The Greater Glasgow model

*

*

*

*

Scotland

The Swiss Health Observatory (SHO) model

*

*

*

*

*

Switzerland

Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) model

*

*

*

*

Switzerland

Basic scenario model

*

*

*

*

Switzerland

Capacity model

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

New Zealand

Score model

*

*

*

France

Formula method

*

*

*

*

Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, Iran, Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom

Ratio method

*

*

France, Iran, United Kingdom

Regression method

*

*

*

Canada, Singapore

Method using the distribution of present patients

*

France

Simulation method

*

*

*

*

Iran, Canada