The legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic on critical care research: A descriptive interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged both research and clinical teams in critical care to collaborate on research solutions to new clinical problems. Although an effective, nationally coordinated response helped facilitate critical care research, reprioritisation of research efforts towards COVID-19 studies had significant consequences for existing and planned research activity in critical care.

Aims

Our aim was to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic research prioritisation policies and practices on critical care research funded prior to the pandemic, the conduct of pandemic research, and implications for ongoing and future critical care research.

Methods

We undertook a descriptive qualitative study recruiting research-active clinician researchers and r

SUBMITTER: Pattison NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11626551 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature