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  • 1.  ICU Bed Allocation

    Posted 04-27-2021 09:21
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    All,

    A topic came up on the Ethics Committee call this week that I thought I would bring forward to this group. The discussion centered around rationing of ICU beds and how triaging is being addressed particularly in hospitals where surging is occurring or where a COVID ICU has not been established. Your thoughts?




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    Lori Harmon
    Director, Quality
    Society of Critical Care Medicine
    Mount Prospect IL
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  • 2.  RE: ICU Bed Allocation

    Posted 04-28-2021 14:16

    Doug White is a leader in the field of resource allocation in critical care, and has been instrumental in discussions at a state and national level to address needs. Below is a list of some of his pertinent references:

     

    1. White DB, Lo B. Mitigating Inequities and Saving Lives with ICU Triage during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Feb 1;203(3):287-295. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202010-3809CP. PMID: 33522881
    2. Sönmez T, Pathak PA, Ünver MU, Persad G, Truog RD, White DB. Categorized Priority Systems: A New Tool for Fairly Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in the Face of Profound Social Inequities. Chest. 2021 Mar;159(3):1294-1299. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.12.019. Epub 2020 Dec 26. PMID: 33373597
    3. Antiel RM, Curlin FA, Persad G, White DB, Zhang C, Glickman A, Emanuel EJ, Lantos JD. Should Pediatric Patients Be Prioritized When Rationing Life-Saving Treatments During COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2020 Sep;146(3):e2020012542. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-012542. Epub 2020 Jul 9. PMID: 32647066
    4. White DB, Angus DC. A Proposed Lottery System to Allocate Scarce COVID-19 Medications: Promoting Fairness and Generating Knowledge. JAMA. 2020 Jul 28;324(4):329-330. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.11464. PMID: 32579158
    5. Auriemma CL, Molinero AM, Houtrow AJ, Persad G, White DB, Halpern SD. Eliminating Categorical Exclusion Criteria in Crisis Standards of Care Frameworks. Am J Bioeth. 2020 Jul;20(7):28-36. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1764141. Epub 2020 May 18. PMID: 32420822

     

    I think the concepts discussed in these articles should be the foundation for any decision making regarding resource allocation.

     

    Lori

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