Clinical and organizational framework of repurposing pediatric intensive care unit to adult critical care in a resource-limited setting: Lessons from the response of an urban general hospital to the COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorDíaz, F.
dc.contributor.authorKehr, J.
dc.contributor.authorCores, C.
dc.contributor.authorRubilar, P.
dc.contributor.authorMedina, T.
dc.contributor.authorVargas, C.
dc.contributor.authorCruces, P.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-06T16:22:56Z
dc.date.available2022-06-06T16:22:56Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.descriptionIndexación: Scopus.es
dc.description.abstractWe aim to describe the action plan and clinical results of a COVID-19 unit for adult patient care in units intended for critically ill children, proposing a clinical/administrative framework. Methods: We reviewed the preparedness of the PICU team before the surge of cases of COVID-19 and the organizational/administrative issues to increase critical beds in a six-bed PICU allocated to adult critical care in a government-funded general hospital in Latin America. We analyzed the prospectively collected administrative/clinical data of severe COVID-19 cases admitted to PICU during the peak of the first wave of the pandemic. Results: We describe a 6-step preparedness plan: recruitment and education, admission criteria, children diversion, team hierarchy, and general and respiratory equipment. The 6-bed PICU was allocated to adult care for 20 weeks, progressively increasing capacity to a 23-bed dedicated COVID-19 unit managed by the PICU team. A six-block bed organizational units were implemented, and personnel increased from 40 to 125 healthcare workers in 24 h shifts. COVID-19 incidence in personnel was 0.5/1000 workdays. One hundred thirty-six patients were admitted, median age 59 (51,65) years old, 68% were male, and 63% had P/F ≤ 100. In addition, 48% received mechanical ventilation, the median length of stay was 7 (3,17), and in-hospital mortality was 15%. Conclusions: We propose an organizational framework for the role of PICU in the hospital action plan to increase adult critical beds. The cohort of patients admitted to a PICU repurposed as a COVID-19 ICU had good outcomes. These data are valuable to plan coordinated actions of the healthcare system for future scenarios.es
dc.description.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883944121002756?via%3Dihub
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Critical Care, Volume 68, Pages 59 - 65, April 2022es
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jcrc.2021.12.004
dc.identifier.issn0883-9441
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/22721
dc.language.isoenes
dc.publisherW.B. Saunderses
dc.rights.urihttps://www.elsevier.com/solutions/sciencedirect
dc.subjectARDSes
dc.subjectCOVID-19es
dc.subjectDisaster responsees
dc.subjectPICUes
dc.subjectCritical Carees
dc.subjectIntensive Care Unitses
dc.subjectPandemicses
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