Respiratory Therapist-Driven Extubation Readiness Testing in a Single Pediatric ICU.

Background: There is currently no standardized way to determine suitability for extubation of pediatric ICU (PICU) patients, potentially resulting in prolonged duration of mechanical ventilation. We aimed to design and implement a protocol for screening all intubated PICU patients for extubation readiness.

Methods: We adopted the quality improvement (QI) Model for Improvement with Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles to achieve this aim.

Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric healthcare workers.

Introduction: Frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at risk of psychological distress. This study evaluates the psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on HCWs in a national paediatric referral centre.

Methods: This was a survey-based study that collected demographic, work environment and mental health data from paediatric HCWs in the emergency, intensive care and infectious disease units.