Ethical conflicts associated with COVID-19 pandemic, triage and frailty-unexpected positive disease progression in a 90-year-old patient: A case report.

Andreas WehrfritzJoachim SchmidtFrank BremerAnne-Katharina LangJacob WelzerIxchel Castellanos

Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)

During the COVID 19 pandemic, advanced age, scoring systems, and a shortage of ICU beds were used as cut-offs for ICU admission. This case report describes the epicrisis of an elderly patient who was almost mistakenly not treated in an ICU.

Keyphrases

case report
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
emergency department
community dwelling
middle aged
acute respiratory distress syndrome
decision making
newly diagnosed