Ventilator Triage Policies During the COVID-19 Pandemic at U.S. Hospitals Associated With Members of the Association of Bioethics Program Directors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has or threatens to overwhelm health care systems. Many institutions are developing ventilator triage policies.

Objective

To characterize the development of ventilator triage policies and compare policy content.

Design

Survey and mixed-methods content analysis.

Setting

North American hospitals associated with members of the Association of Bioethics Program Directors.

Participants

Program directors.

Measurements

Characteristics of institutions and policies, including triage criteria and triage committee membership.

Results

Sixty-seven program directors responded (response rate, 91.8%); 36 (53.7%) hospitals did not yet have a policy, and 7 (10.4%) hospitals' policies could not be shared. The 29

SUBMITTER: Antommaria AHM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7207244 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature