Palliating a Pandemic: "All Patients Must Be Cared For"
Palliating a Pandemic: "All Patients Must Be Cared For"
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.11.241
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发表时间:
2010-02-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Seccareccia, Dori
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作者:
Downar, James;Seccareccia, Dori
In the event of an overwhelming influenza pandemic, many health care systems will implement a triage system that would potentially deny critical care treatment to some seriously ill patients. Although all triage systems have guaranteed palliative care for those who are denied critical care, no jurisdiction has yet developed a plan to accommodate the anticipated "surge" in demand for palliative care. The authors present a mathematical and ethical justification for a palliative care surge plan and outline some of the key elements that should be included in such a plan. J Pain Symptom Manage 2010;39:291-295. (C) 2010 US. Cancer Pain Relief Committee. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.