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2220-3141(online) |
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| Category |
Critical Care Medicine |
| Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Study |
| Article Title |
National preparedness survey of pediatric intensive care units with simulation centers during the coronavirus pandemic
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Kamal Abulebda, Rami A Ahmed, Marc A Auerbach, Anna M Bona, Lauren E Falvo, Patrick G Hughes, Isabel T Gross, Elisa J Sarmiento and Paul R Barach |
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| Corresponding Author |
Kamal Abulebda, MD, Associate Professor, Doctor, Doctor, Department of Pediatrics, Dvision of Critical Care, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Dr, Phase 2, Room 4900, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States. kabulebd@iupui.edu |
| Key Words |
COVID-19; Pediatric intensive care unit; Simulation; Practice innovations; Training; Preparedness |
| Core Tip |
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has forced the United States healthcare system to examine the allocation of medical resources to the highest priority patients, including the pediatric population. In this cross-sectional multicenter national survey, we provide a description of the current preparedness efforts among a set of leading United States children’s hospitals’ pediatric intensive care units during the early months of the pandemic. This survey demonstrated that several key strategies have been implemented including modifications to staffing, personal protective equipment usage, and workflows, changes in acute resuscitation and airway management, treatment protocols and procedures to limit personnel’s exposure to the contagion, while using simulation as the preferred training modality. |
| Publish Date |
2020-12-15 06:55 |
| Citation |
Abulebda K, Ahmed RA, Auerbach MA, Bona AM, Falvo LE, Hughes PG, Gross IT, Sarmiento EJ, Barach PR. National preparedness survey of pediatric intensive care units with simulation centers during the coronavirus pandemic. World J Crit Care Med 2020; 9(5): 74-87 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3141/full/v9/i5/74.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v9.i5.74 |
