[Simulation of mortality after different ex-ante and ex-post-triage methods in people with disabilities and comorbidities].

ABSTRACT: The significant increase in patients during the COVID-19 pandemic presented the healthcare system with a variety of challenges. The intensive care unit is one of the areas particularly affected in this context. Only through extensive infection control measures as well as an enormous logistical effort was it possible to treat all patients requiring intensive care in Germany even during peak phases of the pandemic, and to prevent triage even in regions with high patient pressure and simultaneously low capacities. Regarding pandemic preparedness, the German Parliament passed a law on triage that explicitly prohibits ex post (tertiary) triage. In ex post triage, patients who are already being treated are included in the triage decision and treatment capacities are allocated according to the in

SUBMITTER: Garber S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10400691 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature