The Triage Stalemate During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Losing Fairness to Ethical Paralysis
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The Triage Stalemate During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Losing Fairness to Ethical Paralysis
Conflict of interest statement
The authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.
Comment on
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Adult ICU Triage During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Who Will Live and Who Will Die? Recommendations to Improve Survival.Crit Care Med. 2020 Aug;48(8):1196-1202. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004410. Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 32697491 Free PMC article.
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