A Simple Three-Tier Classification System for Triage, Communication, and Resource Utilization by Patients Afflicted with COVID-19 Disease

Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Oct;21(8):726-727. doi: 10.1089/sur.2020.146. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Trauma, Burns, Acute and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
² Division of Medical Ethics, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 32493161
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2020.146

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Clinical Protocols
Communication*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
Emergency Service, Hospital / standards
Health Care Rationing / organization & administration*
Health Care Rationing / standards
Humans
Inservice Training
Intensive Care Units / organization & administration
Pandemics
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2
Triage / organization & administration*
Triage / standards