• Emily Wasserman, Megan Toal, Marianne E Nellis, Chani Traube, Christine Joyce, Robert Finkelstein, James S Killinger, Umesh Joashi, John S Harrington, Lisa K Torres, Bruce M Greenwald, and Joy Howell.
• Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
• Pediatr Crit Care Me. 2021 Jan 1; 22 (1): 505550-55.

ObjectivesWe describe the process by which a PICU and a PICU care team were incorporated into a hospital-wide ICU care model during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.DesignA descriptive, retrospective report from a single-center PICU.SettingTwenty-three bed, quaternary PICU, within an 862-bed hospital.PatientsCritically ill adults, with coronavirus disease 2019-related disease.InterventionsICU care provided by pediatric intensivists with training and support from medical intensivists.Measurements And Main ResultsWithin the context of the institution's comprehensive effort to centralize and systematize care for adults with severe coronavirus disease 2019 disease, the PICU was transitioned to an adult coronavirus disease 2019 critical care unit. Nurses and physicians underwent just-in-time training over 3 days and 2 weeks, respectively. Medical ICU physicians and nurses provided oversight for care and designated hospital-based teams were available for procedures and common adult emergencies. Over a 7-week period, the PICU cared for 60 adults with coronavirus disease 2019-related critical illness. Fifty-three required intubation and mechanical ventilation for a median of 18 days. Eighteen required renal replacement therapy and 17 died.ConclusionsDuring the current and potentially in future pandemics, where critical care resources are limited, pediatric intensivists and staff can be readily utilized to meaningfully contribute to the care of critically ill adults.Copyright © 2020 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies.

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