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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 230-232 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of internal medicine |
Volume | 173 |
Issue number | 3 |
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State | Published - 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