The Value of Triage during Periods of Intense COVID-19 Demand: Simulation Modeling Study.

Richard M WoodAdrian C PrattCharlie KenwardChristopher J McWilliamsRoss D BootonMatthew J ThomasChristopher P BourdeauxChristos Vasilakis

Published in: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making (2021)

The effect of simple triage is limited by a tradeoff between reduced deaths within intensive care (due to improved outcomes) and increased deaths resulting from declined admission (due to lower throughput given the longer lengths of stay of survivors). Improvements can be found through reverse triage, at the expense of potentially complex ethical considerations.

Keyphrases

emergency department
coronavirus disease
sars cov
young adults
adipose tissue
virtual reality