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Review
. 2021 Apr 26;11(1):66.
doi: 10.1186/s13613-021-00855-z.

Admission criteria and management of critical care patients in a pandemic context: position of the Ethics Commission of the French Intensive Care Society, update of April 2021

Olivier Lesieur  1 , Jean Pierre Quenot  2 , Zoé Cohen-Solal  3 , Raphaëlle David  4 , Laure De Saint Blanquat  5 , Maxime Elbaz  6 , Bénédicte Gaillard Le Roux  7 , Cyril Goulenok  8 , Sylvain Lavoué  9 , Virginie Lemiale  10 , Emmanuelle Mercier  11 , Chaouki Mezher  12 , Benoît Misset  13 , Gwendolyn Penven  14 , Anne Laure Poujol  15 , Bertrand Quentin  16 , Régis Quéré  17 , Thierry Van Der Linden  18 , Jean Philippe Rigaud  19
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Review

Admission criteria and management of critical care patients in a pandemic context: position of the Ethics Commission of the French Intensive Care Society, update of April 2021

Olivier Lesieur et al. Ann Intensive Care. .

Abstract

Intensive care unit professionals have experience in critical care and its proportionality, collegial decision-making, withholding or withdrawal of treatment deemed futile, and communication with patients' relatives. These elements rely on ethical values from which we must not deviate in a pandemic situation. The recommendations made by the Ethics Commission of the French Intensive Care Society reflect an approach of responsibility and solidarity towards our citizens regarding the potential impact of a pandemic on critical care resources in France, with the fundamental requirement of respect for human dignity and equal access to health care for all.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interest.

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