PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Virani, Alice K.
AU  - Puls, Henry T.
AU  - Mitsos, Rebecca
AU  - Longstaff, Holly
AU  - Goldman, Ran D.
AU  - Lantos, John D.
TI  - Benefits and Risks of Visitor Restrictions for Hospitalized Children During the COVID Pandemic
AID  - 10.1542/peds.2020-000786
DP  - 2020 Aug 01
TA  - Pediatrics
PG  - e2020000786
VI  - 146
IP  - 2
4099  - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/146/2/e2020000786.short
4100  - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/146/2/e2020000786.full
SO  - Pediatrics2020 Aug 01; 146
AB  - To control the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus responsible for coronavirus disease 2019, many hospitals have strict visitor restriction policies. These policies often prohibit both parents from visiting at the same time or having grandparents or other family members visit at all. We discuss cases in which such policies created ethical dilemmas and possibly called for compassionate exceptions from the general rules.