Allocation of intensive care resources during an infectious disease outbreak: a rapid review to inform practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed sustained demand on health systems globally, and the capacity to provide critical care has been overwhelmed in some jurisdictions. It is unknown which triage criteria for allocation of resources perform best to inform health system decision-making. We sought to summarize and describe existing triage tools and ethical frameworks to aid healthcare decision-making during infectious disease outbreaks.

Methods

We conducted a rapid review of triage criteria and ethical frameworks for the allocation of critical care resources during epidemics and pandemics. We searched Medline, EMBASE, and SCOPUS from inception to November 3, 2020. Full-text screening and data abstraction were conducted independently and in duplicate by three reviewers. A

SUBMITTER: Fiest KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7746486 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature