Repurposing a PICU for Adult Care in a State Mandated COVID-19 Only Hospital: Outcome Comparison to the MICU Cohort to Determine Safety and Effectiveness

Repurposing a PICU for Adult Care in a State Mandated COVID-19 Only Hospital: Outcome Comparison to the MICU Cohort to Determine Safety and Effectiveness

Objective: The ongoing coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is disproportionally impacting the adult population. This study describes the experiences after repurposing a PICU and its staff for adult critical care within a state mandated COVID-19 hospital and compares the outcomes to adult patients a...

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Main Authors: Ramon E. Gist, Rohit Pinto, Niranjan Kissoon, Youssef E. Ahmed, Pia Daniel, Mitchell Hamele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
disaster planning
surge capacity
disaster medicine
critical care
pediatric intensive care unit
critical care outcomes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.665350/full

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