Voices of Pandemic Care: Perspectives from Pediatric Providers During the First SARS-CoV-2 Surge

Pediatric providers were called upon to care for adult patients well beyond their typical scope of practice during the first surge of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Here we share novel viewpoints and innovations from the perspective of providers, consultants and families. We will enumerate several of the challenges encountered, including the need to lead while supporting our teams, balancing competing responsibilities to children while caring for critically ill adult patients, preserving the model of interdisciplinary care, maintaining communication with families and finding meaning in work during this unprecedented crisis.
Source: Critical Care Clinics - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Source Type: research