Operationalizing Ethical Guidance for Ventilator Allocation in Minnesota: Saving the Most Lives or Exacerbating Health Disparities?

OBJECTIVES:. A statewide working group in Minnesota created a ventilator allocation scoring system in anticipation of functioning under a Crisis Standards of Care declaration. The scoring system was intended for patients with and without coronavirus disease 2019. There was disagreement about whether...

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Main Authors: Sarah M. Kesler, MD, Joel T. Wu, JD, MPH, Krystina R. Kalland, BS, Logan G. Peter, BS, Jillian K. Wothe, BS, Jennifer K. Needle, MD, Qi Wang, MD, Craig R. Weinert, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-06-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000455