Perspectives on the management of children in a biocontainment unit: Report of the NETEC pediatric workgroup

Theodore J. Cieslak; Laura Evans; Mark G. Kortepeter; Amanda Grindle; Lemuel Aigbivbalu; Kate Boulter; Ryan W. Carroll; Sylvia Cumplido; Alison G. Danforth; Cecilia Fry; James Gaensbauer; Janet R. Hume; Amyna Husain; Arlene Kelleher; Christopher J. Kratochvil; Claudia Kunrath; Jill S. Morgan; Michelle M. Schwedhelm; Andi L. Shane; Patricia Tennill; Phoebe H. Yager; H. Dele Davies

doi:10.1089/hs.2018.0074

Perspectives on the management of children in a biocontainment unit: Report of the NETEC pediatric workgroup

Theodore J. Cieslak, Laura Evans, Mark G. Kortepeter, Amanda Grindle, Lemuel Aigbivbalu, Kate Boulter, Ryan W. Carroll, Sylvia Cumplido, Alison G. Danforth, Cecilia Fry, James Gaensbauer, Janet R. Hume, Amyna Husain, Arlene Kelleher, Christopher J. Kratochvil, Claudia Kunrath, Jill S. Morgan, Michelle M. Schwedhelm, Andi L. Shane, Patricia TennillPhoebe H. Yager, H. Dele Davies

School of Medicine

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

During the outbreak of Ebola virus disease that struck West Africa during 2014-2016, a small handful of expatriate patients were evacuated to specialized high-level containment care units, or biocontainment units, in the United States and Western Europe. Given the lower mortality rate (18% versus 40% for those treated in Africa) among these patients, it is likely that high-level containment care will be used in the future with increasing frequency. It is also likely that children infected with Ebola and other highly hazardous communicable diseases will someday require such care. The National Ebola Training and Education Center convened a pediatric workgroup to consider the unique and problematic issues posed by these potential child patients. We report here the results of those discussions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	11-17
Number of pages	7
Journal	Health Security
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2018.0074
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

Keywords

Biocontainment
Ebola
High-level containment care
Pediatric care
Special pathogens

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Emergency Medicine
Safety Research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Access to Document

10.1089/hs.2018.0074

Cite this

Cieslak, T. J., Evans, L., Kortepeter, M. G., Grindle, A., Aigbivbalu, L., Boulter, K., Carroll, R. W., Cumplido, S., Danforth, A. G., Fry, C., Gaensbauer, J., Hume, J. R., Husain, A., Kelleher, A., Kratochvil, C. J., Kunrath, C., Morgan, J. S., Schwedhelm, M. M., Shane, A. L., ... Davies, H. D. (2019). Perspectives on the management of children in a biocontainment unit: Report of the NETEC pediatric workgroup. Health Security, 17(1), 11-17. https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2018.0074

Cieslak, TJ, Evans, L, Kortepeter, MG, Grindle, A, Aigbivbalu, L, Boulter, K, Carroll, RW, Cumplido, S, Danforth, AG, Fry, C, Gaensbauer, J, Hume, JR, Husain, A, Kelleher, A, Kratochvil, CJ, Kunrath, C, Morgan, JS, Schwedhelm, MM, Shane, AL, Tennill, P, Yager, PH & Davies, HD 2019, 'Perspectives on the management of children in a biocontainment unit: Report of the NETEC pediatric workgroup', Health Security, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 11-17. https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2018.0074

@article{8f9346ba57ca452ea384783d9c4db6f6,

title = "Perspectives on the management of children in a biocontainment unit: Report of the NETEC pediatric workgroup",

abstract = "During the outbreak of Ebola virus disease that struck West Africa during 2014-2016, a small handful of expatriate patients were evacuated to specialized high-level containment care units, or biocontainment units, in the United States and Western Europe. Given the lower mortality rate (18% versus 40% for those treated in Africa) among these patients, it is likely that high-level containment care will be used in the future with increasing frequency. It is also likely that children infected with Ebola and other highly hazardous communicable diseases will someday require such care. The National Ebola Training and Education Center convened a pediatric workgroup to consider the unique and problematic issues posed by these potential child patients. We report here the results of those discussions.",

keywords = "Biocontainment, Ebola, High-level containment care, Pediatric care, Special pathogens",

author = "Cieslak, {Theodore J.} and Laura Evans and Kortepeter, {Mark G.} and Amanda Grindle and Lemuel Aigbivbalu and Kate Boulter and Carroll, {Ryan W.} and Sylvia Cumplido and Danforth, {Alison G.} and Cecilia Fry and James Gaensbauer and Hume, {Janet R.} and Amyna Husain and Arlene Kelleher and Kratochvil, {Christopher J.} and Claudia Kunrath and Morgan, {Jill S.} and Schwedhelm, {Michelle M.} and Shane, {Andi L.} and Patricia Tennill and Yager, {Phoebe H.} and Davies, {H. Dele}",

year = "2019",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1089/hs.2018.0074",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "17",

pages = "11--17",

journal = "Health Security",

issn = "2326-5094",

publisher = "Mary Ann Liebert Inc.",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Perspectives on the management of children in a biocontainment unit

T2 - Report of the NETEC pediatric workgroup

AU - Cieslak, Theodore J.

AU - Evans, Laura

AU - Kortepeter, Mark G.

AU - Grindle, Amanda

AU - Aigbivbalu, Lemuel

AU - Boulter, Kate

AU - Carroll, Ryan W.

AU - Cumplido, Sylvia

AU - Danforth, Alison G.

AU - Fry, Cecilia

AU - Gaensbauer, James

AU - Hume, Janet R.

AU - Husain, Amyna

AU - Kelleher, Arlene

AU - Kratochvil, Christopher J.

AU - Kunrath, Claudia

AU - Morgan, Jill S.

AU - Schwedhelm, Michelle M.

AU - Shane, Andi L.

AU - Tennill, Patricia

AU - Yager, Phoebe H.

AU - Davies, H. Dele

PY - 2019/1/1

Y1 - 2019/1/1

N2 - During the outbreak of Ebola virus disease that struck West Africa during 2014-2016, a small handful of expatriate patients were evacuated to specialized high-level containment care units, or biocontainment units, in the United States and Western Europe. Given the lower mortality rate (18% versus 40% for those treated in Africa) among these patients, it is likely that high-level containment care will be used in the future with increasing frequency. It is also likely that children infected with Ebola and other highly hazardous communicable diseases will someday require such care. The National Ebola Training and Education Center convened a pediatric workgroup to consider the unique and problematic issues posed by these potential child patients. We report here the results of those discussions.

AB - During the outbreak of Ebola virus disease that struck West Africa during 2014-2016, a small handful of expatriate patients were evacuated to specialized high-level containment care units, or biocontainment units, in the United States and Western Europe. Given the lower mortality rate (18% versus 40% for those treated in Africa) among these patients, it is likely that high-level containment care will be used in the future with increasing frequency. It is also likely that children infected with Ebola and other highly hazardous communicable diseases will someday require such care. The National Ebola Training and Education Center convened a pediatric workgroup to consider the unique and problematic issues posed by these potential child patients. We report here the results of those discussions.

KW - Biocontainment

KW - Ebola

KW - High-level containment care

KW - Pediatric care

KW - Special pathogens

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85061776983&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85061776983&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1089/hs.2018.0074

DO - 10.1089/hs.2018.0074

M3 - Article

C2 - 30779612

AN - SCOPUS:85061776983

SN - 2326-5094

VL - 17

SP - 11

EP - 17

JO - Health Security

JF - Health Security

IS - 1

ER -

Perspectives on the management of children in a biocontainment unit: Report of the NETEC pediatric workgroup

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this