Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated rapid changes in healthcare delivery in the United States, including changes in the care of hospitalized children. Our study aimed to identify the major changes in inpatient pediatric healthcare delivery and potential learnings from these changes. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews for this qualitative study. We purposefully sampled hospitals [...]

Case Presentation: JD is a 23 yo AA M with no prior PMH presented with fevers, rash, myalgias, chills, nausea and vomiting. The rash began three days prior to admission, began over the palms and spread to the forearms, chest and back. A couple of weeks ago, JD started selling his plasma, prior to that [...]

Case Presentation: A 15-year-old female with history of migraines presented to the emergency department with six days of headache, fatigue, and fever to 105F. Three days prior, she developed diffuse body aches and severe neck pain. On the day of presentation, the patient developed a nonpruritic rash on her face, trunk, and extremities. She had [...]

Case Presentation: KM is a 13-year-old woman with no past medical history who presented with 1 week of daily vomiting, epigastric abdominal pain, and body aches. On review of systems has also had fever to 100.7, decreased oral intake, shortness of breath with activity and intermittent diarrhea but no headache, sore throat, wheezing or rash. [...]

Case Presentation: A 52-year-old man with a history of hypertension and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) two months prior presented to the emergency department (ED) with five days of fever, malaise, vomiting, and diarrhea. He tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) three days prior and received monoclonal antibody infusion the day prior [...]

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated rapid changes in healthcare delivery in the United States, including changes in the care of hospitalized children. Our study aimed to identify the major changes in inpatient pediatric healthcare delivery and potential learnings from these changes. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews for this qualitative study. We purposefully sampled hospitals [...]