Ethics Roundtable: Distribution of Critical Care Resources in the Setting of a COVID-19 Surge

Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Dec;37(12):1096-1101. doi: 10.1177/1049909120951084.

Authors

Steven J Baumrucker¹, Gregory Carter², Russel W Adkins³, Cheryl Perkins⁴, Matt Stolick⁵, Gregg VandeKieft⁶

Affiliations

¹ Palliative Medicine, 4248Ballad Health System, Kingsport, TN, USA.
² St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute, Spokane, WA, USA.
³ Wilson Worley, PC, Kingsport, TN, USA.
⁴ Case Management, 4248Ballad Health System, Kingsport, TN, USA.
⁵ Department of Religion and Philosophy, 424316University of Findlay, OH, USA.
⁶ Providence Institute for Human Caring, Providence Hospital and Providence Hospice, Olympia, WA, USA.

PMID: 32896173
DOI: 10.1177/1049909120951084

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Attitude of Health Personnel
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Clinical Decision-Making*
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Critical Care / ethics*
Ethics, Medical
Humans
Intensive Care Units / ethics
Pandemics / ethics*
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
SARS-CoV-2
Surge Capacity / ethics*
Ventilators, Mechanical / ethics*