Fair allocation of scarce medical resources during COVID-19 pandemic: ethical considerations

Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2020 Apr 30:18:eAE5775. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AE5775.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein , São Paulo , SP , Brazil.
² Universidade Federal de São Paulo , São Paulo , SP , Brazil.
³ Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein , Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein , São Paulo , SP , Brazil.

PMID: 32374801
PMCID: PMC7186000
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AE5775

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / economics
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Decision Making / ethics*
Humans
Pandemics* / economics
Pandemics* / ethics
Pneumonia, Viral / economics
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
Resource Allocation / ethics
Resource Allocation / methods*
SARS-CoV-2
Triage / ethics
Triage / methods*