Simulation of New York City's Ventilator Allocation Guideline During the Spring 2020 COVID-19 Surge.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The spring 2020 surge of COVID-19 unprecedentedly strained ventilator supply in New York City, with many hospitals nearly exhausting available ventilators and subsequently seriously considering enacting crisis standards of care and implementing New York State Ventilator Allocation Guidelines (NYVAG). However, there is little evidence as to how NYVAG would perform if implemented.

Objectives

To evaluate the performance and potential improvement of NYVAG during a surge of patients with respect to the length of rationing, overall mortality, and worsening health disparities.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study included intubated patients in a single health system in New York City from March through July 2020. A total of 20 000 simulations were co

SUBMITTER: Walsh BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10556967 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature