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    A Framework for Rationing Scarce Ventilators and Critical Care Beds During the COVID-19 Pandemic - 4 year(s) ago

    This Viewpoint describes a framework for rationing ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic should intensive care units find themselves with more patients than they can care for, using a score-based system that incorporates patients’ likelihood of surviving to hospital discharge and beyond and their…

    Source: jamanetwork.com
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      tmprowell

      IMPORTANT, esp w/ reopenings & many simult mass gatherings in #protest. In my state, 96% of ICU beds are full NOW. We should prep for #COVID19 surge in 2w & unfortunately return to the early discussions of vent/ICU bed triage: https://t.co/IlcKu5chob & https://t.co/HwzeJBeRPj. 👇 https://t.co/QQMQm1aWfG