Institutional policies and readiness in management of critical illness among patients with viral hemorrhagic fever.
Madeline A DiLorenzoChristoph A BakerJocelyn J HersteinLaura EvansJohn J LoweShawn G GibbsNahid BhadeliaPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
There were broad similarities in critical care policies and limitations among institutions. There were several interventions, namely ECMO and cricothyrotomy, which few institutions felt ready to provide. Future studies could identify obstacles to providing these interventions and explore policy changes after increased experience with novel infectious diseases, such as COVID-19.