Litcius/Paper detail

Ethics of reallocating ventilators in the covid-19 pandemic

Andrew Peterson, Emily A. Largent, Jason Karlawish

2020BMJ47 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

<b>Andrew Peterson and colleagues</b> explore ways to protect vulnerable populations when making ethically fraught decisions about use of scarce resources

Topics & Concepts

PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)ScarcityBusinessPolitical sciencePublic relationsMedicineEconomicsVirologyOutbreakDiseasePathologyMicroeconomicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)Disaster Response and ManagementCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units