Treating patients across European Union borders: An international survey in light of the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In light of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, how resources are managed and the critically ill are allocated must be reviewed. Although ethical recommendations have been published, strategies for dealing with overcapacity of critical care resources have so far not been addressed.

Objectives

Assess expert opinion for allocation preferences regarding the growing imbalance between supply and demand for medical resources.

Design

A 10-item questionnaire was developed and sent to the most prominent members of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC).

Setting

Survey via a web-based platform.

Patients

Respondents were members of the National Anaesthesiologists Societies Committee and Council Members of the ESA

SUBMITTER: Adam EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7969157 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature