Critical care triage during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: A constitutional imperative

Triage and rationing of scarce intensive care unit (ICU) resources are an unavoidable necessity. In routine circumstances, ICU triage is premised on the best interests of an individual patient; however, when increased demand exceeds capacity, as during an infectious disease outbreak, healthcare prov...

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Veröffentlicht in:SAMJ: South African Medical Journal 2020-12, Vol.110 (12), p.1176-1179
Hauptverfasser: Morrow, B M, Gopalan, P D, Joubert, I, Paruk, F, Pope, A
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