General Public Preferences for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources During COVID-19.
Front Public Health
; 8: 587423, 2020.
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| ID: mdl-33363084
COVID-19 has overwhelmed healthcare systems across the globe with an unprecedented surge in the demand for hospitalizations. Consequently, many hospitals are facing precarious conditions due to limited capacity, especially in the provision of ventilators. The governing ethical principles of medical practice delineated in (1) favor prioritizing younger patients, largely because of their relatively higher expected life years. We conduct a survey of the general public in the United States to elicit their preferences for the allocation of a limited number of ventilators. The results show that the general public views align with the established ethical principles, which favor younger patients. JEL Classification: C91.
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Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pronóstico
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Asignación de Recursos para la Atención de Salud
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Triaje
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Asignación de Recursos
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COVID-19
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Hospitalización
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
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Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Front Public Health
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Suiza