Medicine
2 years ago

Technology-dependent children face longer hospital stays due to pandemic discharge barriers.

Hospital Pediatrics
Length of Stay and Barriers to Discharge for Technology-Dependent Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Margaret Rush, Amina Khan, John R. Barber, Miriam Bloom, Melanie Anspacher, Karen Fratantoni, Kavita Parikh

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Technology-dependent children faced challenges in being discharged from hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic due to limited home services. This led to longer hospital stays for these children. The study aimed to compare the length of stay and barriers to discharge for these children before and during the pandemic. The researchers found that the pandemic caused an increase in the time technology-dependent children spent in the hospital, and identified various obstacles hindering their discharge.