Universal Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders, Social Worth, and Life-Years: Opposing Discriminatory Approaches to the Allocation of Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Health System Catastrophes

Thomas A. Bledsoe, Janet A. Jokela, Noel N. Deep, Lois Snyder Sulmasy

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    Abstract

    These authors share thoughts about discriminatory approaches to the allocation of resources during health care catastrophes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. They argue that, although prioritization of resources is critical, fairness requires giving each patient his or her due based on clinical criteria applied to the individual rather than assumptions that favor or disfavor groups.
    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)230-232
    Number of pages3
    JournalAnnals of internal medicine
    Volume173
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Aug 4 2020

    Keywords

    • Coronavirus
    • COVID-19
    • severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
    • Novel coronavirus
    • 2019-nCoV
    • Pandemic
    • quality of life
    • patient advocacy
    • resuscitation
    • prevention, policy, and public health
    • life expectancy
    • elderly
    • treatment guidelines
    • ventilators
    • triage

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Internal Medicine

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