A survey of the global impact of COVID-19 on the practice of pediatric anesthesia : A study from the pediatric anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative Group

© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

BACKGROUND: Pediatric anesthesiology has been greatly impacted by COVID-19 in the delivery of care to patients and to the individual providers. With this study, we sought to survey pediatric centers and highlight the variations in care related to perioperative medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the availability of protective equipment, the practice of pediatric anesthesia, and economic impact.

AIM: The aim of the survey was to determine how COVID-19 directly impacted pediatric anesthesia practices during the study period.

METHODS: A survey concerning four major domains (testing, safety, clinical management/policy, economics) was developed. It was pilot tested for clarity and content by members of the Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative. The survey was administered by email to all Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative members on September 1, 2020. Respondents had six weeks to complete the survey and were instructed to answer the questions based on their institution's practice during September 1 - October 13, 2020.

RESULTS: Sixty-three institutions (100% response rate) participated in the COVID-19 Pediatric Anesthesia Survey. Forty-one hospitals (65%) were from the United States, and 35% included other countries. N95 masks were available to anesthesia teams at 91% of institutions (n = 57) (95% CI: 80%-96%). COVID-19 testing criteria of anesthesia staff and guidelines to return to work varied by institution. Structured simulation training aimed at improving COVID-19 safety and patient care occurred at 62% of institutions (n = 39). Pediatric anesthesiologists were economically affected by a reduction in their employer benefits and restriction of travel due to employer imposed quarantine regulations.

CONCLUSION: Our data indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the testing, safety, clinical management, and economics of pediatric anesthesia practice. Further investigation into the long-term consequences for the specialty is indicated.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Paediatric anaesthesia - 31(2021), 6 vom: 09. Juni, Seite 720-729

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Soneru, Codruta N [VerfasserIn]
Fernandez, Allison M [VerfasserIn]
Bradford, Victoria [VerfasserIn]
Staffa, Steven J [VerfasserIn]
Raman, Vidya T [VerfasserIn]
Cravero, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Zurakowski, David [VerfasserIn]
Meier, Petra M [VerfasserIn]
Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative [VerfasserIn]
Balakrishnan, Sindu [Sonstige Person]
Bansal, Vipin [Sonstige Person]
Torres, Angela Becerra [Sonstige Person]
Beethe, Amy [Sonstige Person]
Benzon, Hubert A [Sonstige Person]
Bhandari, Angelina [Sonstige Person]
Bocanegra, Ashley [Sonstige Person]
Bould, Dylan [Sonstige Person]
Peterson, Melissa Brooks [Sonstige Person]
Brzenski, Alyssa [Sonstige Person]
Busso, Veronica [Sonstige Person]
Cain, James G [Sonstige Person]
Cassidy, Myles [Sonstige Person]
Cheon, Eric C [Sonstige Person]
Chhabada, Surendrasingh [Sonstige Person]
Correll, Lynnie R [Sonstige Person]
Dalesio, Nicholas M [Sonstige Person]
Davidson, Andrew [Sonstige Person]
Derderian, Courtney [Sonstige Person]
Dhumak, Vipul [Sonstige Person]
Disma, Nicola [Sonstige Person]
D'Mello, Ajay [Sonstige Person]
Echeverry, Piedad [Sonstige Person]
Ellison, Pavithra R [Sonstige Person]
Erb, Thomas [Sonstige Person]
Fajardo, Angelica [Sonstige Person]
Falcon, Ricardo J [Sonstige Person]
Frugoni, Brian [Sonstige Person]
García, Javier [Sonstige Person]
Giraldo, Olga Lucía [Sonstige Person]
Glover, Chris D [Sonstige Person]
Goeller, Jessica [Sonstige Person]
Goobie, Susan M [Sonstige Person]
Gooch, Ingrid [Sonstige Person]
Granados, Lina Maria [Sonstige Person]
Grivoyannis, Anastasia [Sonstige Person]
Guruswamy, Velu [Sonstige Person]
Hesselink, Emily [Sonstige Person]
Hobbs, Jill [Sonstige Person]
Hunyady, Agnes [Sonstige Person]
Jain, Ranu [Sonstige Person]
Jorge-Reynolds, Lydia [Sonstige Person]
Kato, Meredith A [Sonstige Person]
King, Michael R [Sonstige Person]
Kitzman, Jamie [Sonstige Person]
Koh, Jeffrey [Sonstige Person]
Lester, Andy [Sonstige Person]
Lorinc, Amanda [Sonstige Person]
Lozano, Constanza [Sonstige Person]
Manupipatpong, Katherine [Sonstige Person]
Matava, Clyde [Sonstige Person]
McLuckie, Duncan [Sonstige Person]
Merchant, Kanwal [Sonstige Person]
Levy, Heather Mitzel [Sonstige Person]
Muldowney, Bridget L [Sonstige Person]
Navarro, Julian Andres [Sonstige Person]
Nelson, Jonathon [Sonstige Person]
Patel, Amish [Sonstige Person]
Patel, Roshan [Sonstige Person]
Ravula, Niroop [Sonstige Person]
Reddy, Desigen [Sonstige Person]
Reddy, Srijaya K [Sonstige Person]
McCormick, Megan Rodgers [Sonstige Person]
Roque, Remigio Remi [Sonstige Person]
Rosen, David [Sonstige Person]
Beel, Elizabeth Rossmann [Sonstige Person]
Rothschild, Leelach [Sonstige Person]
Sarmiento, Lina [Sonstige Person]
Shadrina, Anna [Sonstige Person]
Shaw, Robert [Sonstige Person]
Sheth, Michelle [Sonstige Person]
Simpao, Allan F [Sonstige Person]
Singh, Neeta [Sonstige Person]
Smith, Timothy E [Sonstige Person]
Soria, Claire [Sonstige Person]
Szmuk, Peter [Sonstige Person]
Taicher, Brad M [Sonstige Person]
Tan, Gee Mei [Sonstige Person]
Teng, Howard [Sonstige Person]
Edala, Thejovathi [Sonstige Person]
Tighe, Nathaniel [Sonstige Person]
Tom, Simon [Sonstige Person]
Trujillo, Alexander [Sonstige Person]
Vishneski, Susan R [Sonstige Person]
Vivas, Juan Pablo [Sonstige Person]
Samek, Adam Von [Sonstige Person]
von Ungern-Sternberg, Britta S [Sonstige Person]
Whyte, Simon [Sonstige Person]
Wilder, Robert T [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Hospital economics
Journal Article
Pediatric anesthesia
Personal protective equipment
Preoperative testing
Simulation

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Date Completed 15.06.2021

Date Revised 03.07.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/pan.14174

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322448786