Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Adaptations for Critically Ill Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed Canadian hospitals with adult admissions. A large number of adult patients required critical care therapies, placing significant strain on hospital resources. In order to decompress adult intensive care units, pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) introduced adapted models of traditional care to lessen these burdens.

Objective

We aimed to evaluate how PICUs across Canada adapted care for the high volumes of critically ill adults.

Methods

A survey containing 40 questions was sent to the medical directors of 14 Canadian PICUs where English was the primary clinical language. The survey was designed to gain perspective on the various adaptations that PICUs instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Of the 13 PICUs

SUBMITTER: Parchomchuk E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9960024 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature