Triage
Ausgabe: 4/2020
66. Jahrgang
Entscheidungen unter akutem Ressourcenmangel: Europäische Triage-Empfehlungen in der COVID-19-Pandemie
The rapid increase of severe COVID-19-cases exceeded the capacity of health care systems in several European countries in March 2020. Patients in need of artificial ventilation had to be left untreated. We compare the triage-recommendations from five different European countries in this article focussing on two aspects: firstly, the criteria for the priority of patients before initiating treatment; secondly, the withdrawal of intensive care. We conclude that the main intended goal to save the most lives with the resources at hand is not consistently put into practise.
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