INTENSIVE CARE TRIAGE: PRIORITY SHOULD BE INDEPENDENT OF WHETHER PATIENTS ARE ALREADY RECEIVING INTENSIVE CARE
Intensive care units (ICUs) are not always able to admit all patients who would benefit from intensive care. Pressure on ICU beds is likely to be particularly high during times of epidemics such as might arise in the case of swine influenza. In making choices as to which patients to admit, the key U...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2012
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Bioethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 26, Issue: 5, Pages: 259-266 |
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Justice
B Ethics B microallocation B intensive care B Resource Allocation B Triage B priority setting |
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