This observational retrospective cohort study examines factors associated with hospitalization and/or critical care among 177 pediatric and young adult SARS-CoV-2 infected patients who were treated between March 15 and April 30, 2020 at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC.
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This study found no difference in rates of positive SARS-CoV-2 test results in adults who received BCG vaccination in childhood compared to those who did not. The BCG vaccine was routinely administered to all newborns in Israel as part of
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This New England Journal of Medicine article argues that “color-blind” crisis standards of care (CSC) plans fail to account for disproportionate burdens on communities of color and risk exacerbating existing health inequities. Existing state CSC plans often explicitly reject consideration
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This article reviews existing guidance for ICU triage decisions during a public health emergency that overwhelms available ICU capacity and proposes an algorithm intended to facilitate rapid implementation and assessment. The authors propose a triage algorithm intended to prioritize saving
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A systematic review on pediatric COVID-19 finds that children appear to be less affected by infection with SARS-CoV-2 compared to adults. 24 studies were found that focused on literature related to SARS-CoV- in pediatric populations, 16 of which were pre-prints
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There are limited reports describing COVID-19 in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). This cross-sectional study examined children positive for COVID-19 admitted to 46 North American PICUs between March 14 and April 3, 2020, and with outcome follow-up through April 10,
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This article is a companion manuscript to the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) official position statement on resource allocation strategies and age-related considerations, developed by the AGS Ethics Committee in collaboration with others. The AGS position statement relies on a view
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This CDC report provides the first documentation of the number of reported laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in correctional and detention facilities in the United States. Aggregate data on COVID-19 cases between April 22–28, 2020 was collected from 37 of 54
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This article reports the results of focus group and key informant interviews with clinicians regarding changes in their roles, identities, duties, and decision-making autonomy that may result from the need to implement crisis standards of care (CSC) during disaster triage,
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This editorial compares approaches in several European nations to triage of scarce critical care resources, such as ventilators. Specifically, it summarizes and contrasts provisions from plans adopted in Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Belgium across a set
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