Admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major COVID-19 outbreak: local guidance from the COVID-19 Paris-region area

Admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major COVID-19 outbreak: local guidance from the COVID-19 Paris-region area

Abstract SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic unprecedented in size, spread, severity, and mortality. The influx of patients with severe or life-threatening disease means that in some cases, the available medical resources are not sufficient to meet the needs of all patients. Hence, healthcare pr...

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Main Authors: Élie Azoulay, Sadek Beloucif, Bertrand Guidet, Dominique Pateron, Benoît Vivien, Matthieu Le Dorze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Decision-making
Triage
Bereavement
Coronavirus
Mechanical ventilation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03021-2
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spelling doaj-6a62dedaed664bf78fa5113f6ff0b2d52020-11-25T03:16:52ZengBMCCritical Care1364-85352020-06-012411610.1186/s13054-020-03021-2Admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major COVID-19 outbreak: local guidance from the COVID-19 Paris-region areaÉlie Azoulay0Sadek Beloucif1Bertrand Guidet2Dominique Pateron3Benoît Vivien4Matthieu Le Dorze5Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris UniversityMédecine Intensive et Réanimation, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris UniversityMédecine Intensive et Réanimation, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris UniversityMédecine Intensive et Réanimation, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris UniversityMédecine Intensive et Réanimation, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris UniversityMédecine Intensive et Réanimation, APHP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris UniversityAbstract SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic unprecedented in size, spread, severity, and mortality. The influx of patients with severe or life-threatening disease means that in some cases, the available medical resources are not sufficient to meet the needs of all patients. Hence, healthcare providers may be forced to make difficult choices about which patients should be referred to the ICU. This document is intended to provide conceptual support to all healthcare teams currently engaged in the frontline management of the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to assist physicians in the decision-making process for ICU admission and to help them provide uninterrupted and high-quality care.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03021-2Decision-makingTriageBereavementCoronavirusMechanical ventilation
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Benoît Vivien
Matthieu Le Dorze
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Sadek Beloucif
Bertrand Guidet
Dominique Pateron
Benoît Vivien
Matthieu Le Dorze
Admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major COVID-19 outbreak: local guidance from the COVID-19 Paris-region area
Critical Care
Decision-making
Triage
Bereavement
Coronavirus
Mechanical ventilation
author_facet Élie Azoulay
Sadek Beloucif
Bertrand Guidet
Dominique Pateron
Benoît Vivien
Matthieu Le Dorze
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title Admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major COVID-19 outbreak: local guidance from the COVID-19 Paris-region area
title_short Admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major COVID-19 outbreak: local guidance from the COVID-19 Paris-region area
title_full Admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major COVID-19 outbreak: local guidance from the COVID-19 Paris-region area
title_fullStr Admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major COVID-19 outbreak: local guidance from the COVID-19 Paris-region area
title_full_unstemmed Admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major COVID-19 outbreak: local guidance from the COVID-19 Paris-region area
title_sort admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major covid-19 outbreak: local guidance from the covid-19 paris-region area
publisher BMC
series Critical Care
issn 1364-8535
publishDate 2020-06-01
description Abstract SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic unprecedented in size, spread, severity, and mortality. The influx of patients with severe or life-threatening disease means that in some cases, the available medical resources are not sufficient to meet the needs of all patients. Hence, healthcare providers may be forced to make difficult choices about which patients should be referred to the ICU. This document is intended to provide conceptual support to all healthcare teams currently engaged in the frontline management of the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to assist physicians in the decision-making process for ICU admission and to help them provide uninterrupted and high-quality care.
topic Decision-making
Triage
Bereavement
Coronavirus
Mechanical ventilation
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03021-2
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