Procedural justice and egalitarian principles for rationing decisions in the COVID-19 crisis

Alexander Supady^{1

2

3}, Christoph Bode^{4

5}, Daniel Duerschmied^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. alexander.supady@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.
² Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany. alexander.supady@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.
³ Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. alexander.supady@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.
⁴ Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
⁵ Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.

Comment

Alexander Supady et al. Crit Care. 2020.

. 2020 Sep 29;24(1):590.

doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03283-w.

Alexander Supady^{1

2

3}, Christoph Bode^{4

5}, Daniel Duerschmied^{4

5}

¹ Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. alexander.supady@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.
² Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany. alexander.supady@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.
³ Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. alexander.supady@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.
⁴ Department of Medicine III (Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
⁵ Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.

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