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, Franco
dc.contributor.authorKehr, Juan
dc.contributor.authorCores, Camila
dc.contributor.authorRubilar, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorMedina, Tania
dc.contributor.authorVargas, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorCruces, Pablo
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-03T13:09:50Z
dc.date.available2022-12-03T13:09:50Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractPurpose We 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.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Critical Care, Vol.68 (2022) p. 59-65
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2021.12.004
dc.identifier.issn0883-9441
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4763-074X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12254/2623
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieres
dc.rightsAtribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Chile (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CL)
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/cl/
dc.subject.otherCOVID-19en
dc.subject.otherDisaster responseen
dc.subject.otherPICUen
dc.subject.otherARDSen
dc.titleClinical 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 pandemicen
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