POLICY FORUM: PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE What the COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches Us About Pediatric Iatrogenic Risk

Abstract

Iatrogenic morbidity and mortality are pediatric public health risks. This article considers how the COVID-19 pandemic illuminates these risks, as clinicians have been forced to navigate increased diagnostic uncertainty and changes to pediatric health care systems, including closures, limited staffing, and new infection control guidelines.