Recovery and Return Clinic
The Recovery and Return (R2) Clinic supports children and families in the first year of recovery after pediatric cardiac arrest or critical illness. Our team will get to know your family during your child’s stay in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). We will check on you throughout your child’s hospital stay and provide both telephone and in-person check-ins during the month after discharge from the hospital.
Return to school, work and life routines after hospitalization in the PICU takes time. The R2 Clinic helps identify and manage common physical, neurologic, cognitive and behavioral problems your child may experience after discharge, and to support you as your family recovers.
How we serve you
The road to recovery and returning to routines after cardiac arrest and critical illness can be challenging. The R2 Clinic will help you and your child manage:
- Physical mobility and endurance
- Attention and concentration
- Memory and organizational skills
- Behavior changes and school adjustment problems
Conditions we treat
The R2 Clinic cares for children who have been hospitalized for cardiac arrest, acute respiratory distress syndrome, traumatic brain injury or sepsis, and those who needed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or a prolonged PICU stay.
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Cardiac arrest - Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
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Sepsis -
ECMO - Prolonged PICU stays
Why choose the Recovery and Return Clinic
CHOP’s R2 Clinic is a unique collaboration between the Cardiac Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and many subspecialties. Together, we provide all the services your child may need following cardiac arrest.
Meet your team
Our specially trained physicians and cardiac care experts work closely with other team members including subspecialists, social work and school liaisons to support your child during recovery and provide resources for your family.
Our locations
The R2 Clinic is held on Thursday afternoons at CHOP’s Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care.
R2 Clinic resources
Children recovering from a critical illness may need additional support. View After PICU, resources for families transitioning home after a hospital stay.
Collaboration with specialists
The R2 Clinic works closely with social work, rehabilitation, subspecialists and behavior health to support patients. Families may be referred to subspecialists for follow-up care. Your child’s pediatrician and other specialists will provide ongoing care as needed.
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