Pediatric Triage and Allocation of Critical Care Resources During Disaster: Northwest Provider Opinion

被引:5
作者
Johnson, Erin Margaret [1 ]
Diekema, Douglas S. [2 ,3 ,4 ]
Lewis-Newby, Mithya [2 ]
King, Mary A. [3 ]
机构
[1] Childrens Hosp Pittsburgh, Fac Pavilion Bldg,4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 USA
[2] Treuman Katz Ctr Pediat Bioeth, Seattle, WA USA
[3] Seattle Childrens Hosp, Seattle, WA USA
[4] Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
关键词
disaster preparation; ethics; pediatrics; resource allocation; triage;
D O I
10.1017/S1049023X14000909
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Introduction: Following Hurricane Katrina and the 2009 H1N1 epidemic, pediatric critical care clinicians recognized the urgent need for a standardized pediatric triage/allocation system. This study collected regional provider opinion on issues of care allocation and pediatric triage in a disaster/pandemic setting. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey of United States (US) health care providers and public health workers who demonstrated interest in critical care and/or disaster care medicine by attending a Northwest regional pediatric critical care symposium on disaster preparation, held in 2012 at Seattle Children's Hospital in Seattle, Washington (USA). The survey employed an electronic audience response system and included demographic, ethical, and logistical questions. Differences in opinions between respondents grouped by professions and work locations were evaluated using a chi-square test. Results: One hundred and twelve (97%) of 116 total attendees responded to at least one question; however, four of these responders failed to answer every question. Sixty-two (55%) responders were nurses, 29 (26%) physicians, and 21 (19%) other occupations. Fifty-five (51%) responders worked in pediatric hospitals vs 53 (49%) in other locations. Sixty-three (58%) of 108 successful responses prioritized children predicted to have a good neuro-cognitive outcome. Seventy-one (68%) agreed that no pediatric age group should be prioritized. Twenty-two (43%) of providers working in non-pediatric hospital locations preferred a triage system based on an objective score alone vs 14 (26%) of those in pediatric hospitals (P = .038).
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