The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic
Robert D. Truog, Christine Mitchell, George Q. Daley
Abstract
The Toughest Triage Of all the medical care that will have to be rationed during the Covid-19 pandemic, the most problematic will be mechanical ventilation. One strategy for avoiding debilitating d...
Topics & Concepts
TriagePandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedical emergencyIntensive care medicineMedicineVirologyPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakDiseaseDisaster Response and ManagementFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsEmergency and Acute Care Studies