View. The Dutch Critical Care Triage Guideline on Covid-19: Not Necessarily Discriminatory
André den Exter
Abstract
Recently, the Dutch Medical Doctors Association (Federatie Medisch Specialisten en de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot bevordering der Geneeskunst) drafted the 'Covid-19 triage guideline ICU admission' that has age cut-offs that deprioritise or exclude the elderly. Such an age limit for intensive care unit (ICU) admission in case of a national emergency seems discriminatory, and thus, is it inappropriate to use, or not? The question is whether age in itself can be considered as an acceptable selection criterion.
Topics & Concepts
TriageGuidelineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Intensive care unitMedical emergency2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedicineAge limitEmergency medicineIntensive care medicineDemographyDiseaseVirologySociologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyEmergency and Acute Care StudiesChronic Disease Management StrategiesHealthcare cost, quality, practices