Which factors should be included in triage? An online survey of the attitudes of the UK general public to pandemic triage dilemmas

D Wilkinson, H Zohny, A Kappes… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective As cases of COVID-19 infections surge, concerns have renewed about intensive
care units (ICUs) being overwhelmed and the need for specific triage protocols over winter …

Ethics of ICU triage during COVID-19

R Vinay, H Baumann, N Biller-Andorno - British medical bulletin, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has placed intensive care units (ICU)
triage at the center of bioethical discussions. National and international triage guidelines …

The value of triage during periods of intense COVID-19 demand: Simulation modeling study

RM Wood, AC Pratt, C Kenward… - Medical Decision …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, many intensive care units have been
overwhelmed by unprecedented levels of demand. Notwithstanding ethical considerations …

[HTML][HTML] A catalogue of tools and variables from crisis and routine care to support decision-making about allocation of intensive care beds and ventilator treatment …

M Cardona, CC Dobler, E Koreshe, DK Heyland… - Journal of Critical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose This scoping review sought to identify objective factors to assist clinicians and
policy-makers in making consistent, objective and ethically sound decisions about resource …

Who gets the ventilator? A multicentre survey of intensivists' opinions of triage during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic

J Fjølner, ØA Haaland, C Jung… - Acta …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has caused a shortage of intensive care resources.
Intensivists' opinion of triage and ventilator allocation during the COVID‐19 pandemic is not …

Managing intensive care admissions when there are not enough beds during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

CSB Tyrrell, OT Mytton, SV Gentry, M Thomas-Meyer… - Thorax, 2021 - thorax.bmj.com
The surge in cases of severe COVID-19 has resulted in clinicians triaging intensive care unit
(ICU) admissions in places where demand has exceeded capacity. In order to assist difficult …

The good, the bad and the ugly: pandemic priority decisions and triage

H Flaatten, V Van Heerden, C Jung, M Beil… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - jme.bmj.com
In this analysis we discuss the change in criteria for triage of patients during three different
phases of a pandemic like COVID-19, seen from the critical care point of view. Availability of …

[HTML][HTML] Prioritising 'already-scarce'intensive care unit resources in the midst of COVID-19: a call for regional triage committees in South Africa

R Naidoo, K Naidoo - BMC Medical Ethics, 2021 - Springer
Background The worsening COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa poses multiple challenges
for clinical decision making in the context of already-scarce ICU resources. Data from …

Adult ICU triage during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: who will live and who will die? Recommendations to improve survival

CL Sprung, GM Joynt, MD Christian… - Critical care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 patients are currently overwhelming the world's
healthcare systems. This article provides practical guidance to front-line physicians forced to …

Triage of scarce critical care resources in COVID-19 an implementation guide for regional allocation: an expert panel report of the task force for mass critical care and …

RC Maves, J Downar, JR Dichter, JL Hick… - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Public health emergencies have the potential to place enormous strain on health systems.
The current pandemic of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease has required hospitals in …