Journal article
Who gets the ventilator? A multicentre survey of intensivists' opinions of triage during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic
Abstract
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 well described.
METHODS: This was a survey concerning patient numbers, bed capacity, triage guidelines, and three virtual cases involving ventilator allocations. Physicians from 400 ICUs in a research network were invited to participate. Preferences were assessed with …
Authors
Fjølner J; Haaland ØA; Jung C; de Lange DW; Szczeklik W; Leaver S; Guidet B; Sviri S; Van Heerden PV; Beil M
Journal
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Vol. 66, No. 7, pp. 859–868
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
August 2022
DOI
10.1111/aas.14094
ISSN
0001-5172