Considerations for ventilator triage during the Covid-19 pandemic

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FEINSTEIN, Max M. | NIFORATOS, Joshua D. | HYUN, Insoo | CUNNINGHAM, Thomas V. | REYNOLDS, Alexandra | BRODIE, Daniel | LEVINE, Adam

The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is placing significant strain on health-care resources worldwide Although most patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) do not require hospital admission, severe illness commonly leads to acute respiratory distress syndrome necessitating invasive mechanical ventilation. Unfortunately, ventilator scarcity has become a bottleneck in the provision of care to critically ill patients with COVID-19. [1er paragraphe]

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30192-2

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