Who gets the ventilator? A multicentre survey of intensivists' opinions of triage during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jesper FjølnerØystein Ariandsen HaalandChristian JungDylan W de LangeWojciech SzczeklikSusannah LeaverBertrand GuidetSigal SviriPeter Vernon Van HeerdenMichael BeilChristiane S HartogHans K FlaattenPublished in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2022)
Intensivists appeared to prioritise younger patients for ventilator allocation. The tendency to consult colleagues about triage decreased with age and male gender. Many found such tasks to be not purely medical and that authorities should assume responsibility for triage during resource scarcity.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- chronic kidney disease
- clinical trial
- prognostic factors
- cross sectional
- mechanical ventilation
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- working memory
- study protocol
- intensive care unit
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation