Intensive and pharmacological care in times of COVID-19: A “special ethics” for emergency?
Abstract Background The Authors have laid out an analysis of Italian COVID-19 confirmed data and fatality rates, pointing out how a dearth of health care resources in northern regions has resulted in hard, ethically challenging decisions in terms of granting patient access to intensive care units (I...
Main Authors: | Enrico Marinelli, Francesco Paolo Busardò, Simona Zaami |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Ethics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-020-00562-7 |
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