The State of Neonatal and Pediatric Interfacility Transport During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

Autor: Stroud MH; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR. Electronic address: stroudmichaelh@uams.edu., Miquel-Verges FF; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR., Rozenfeld RA; The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI., Holcomb RG; Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, KS., Brown CC; Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR., Meyer K; FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, FL.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Air medical journal [Air Med J] 2021 Sep-Oct; Vol. 40 (5), pp. 331-336. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 09.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2021.05.003
Abstrakt: Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has altered the provision of health care, including interfacility transport of critically ill neonatal and pediatrics patients. Transport medicine faces unique challenges in the care of persons infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. In particular, the multitude of providers, confined spaces for prolonged time periods, varying modes (ground, rotor wing, and fixed wing) of transport, and the need for frequent aerosol-generating procedures place transport personnel at high risk. This study describes the clinical practices, personal protective equipment, and potential exposure risks of a large cohort of neonatal and pediatric interfacility transport teams.
Methods: Data for this study came from a survey distributed to members of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Transport Medicine.
Results: Fifty-four teams responded, and 47 reported transporting COVID-19-positive patients. Among the 47 teams, 25% indicated having at least 1 team member convert to COVID-19 positive. A small percentage of teams (40% ground, 40% fixed wing, and 18% rotor wing) reported allowing parental accompaniment during transport. There was no difference in teams with a positive team member among those that do (26%) and do not (25%) allow parents. There was a higher percentage of teams with a positive team member among teams that intubate (32% vs. 0%) and place laryngeal mask airways (34% vs. 0%) during transport.
Conclusion: Our study shows that exceptional care during interfacility transport, including a family-centered approach, can continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams must take steps to protect themselves, as well as the patients and families they serve, in order to mitigate the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
(Copyright © 2021 Air Medical Journal Associates. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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