The role of palliative medicine in ICU bed allocation in COVID-19: a joint position statement of the Singapore Hospice Council and the Chapter of Palliative Medicine Physicians.

Autor: Krishna LKR; Singapore Hospice Council Ethics Advisory Committee, Singapore Hospice Council, Singapore.; Chapter of Palliative Medicine Physicians, College of Physicians, Singapore.; Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.; Palliative Care Institute Liverpool, Academic Palliative & End of Life Care Centre, Cancer Research Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.; Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.; Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.; Division of Cancer Education, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.; PalC, The Palliative Care Centre for Excellence in Research and Education, Singapore., Neo HY; Singapore Hospice Council Ethics Advisory Committee, Singapore Hospice Council, Singapore.; Chapter of Palliative Medicine Physicians, College of Physicians, Singapore.; Department of Palliative Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore., Chia EWY; Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore., Tay KT; Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore., Chan N; Singapore Hospice Council Ethics Advisory Committee, Singapore Hospice Council, Singapore.; Chapter of Palliative Medicine Physicians, College of Physicians, Singapore.; Division of Palliative Care, National University Hospital, Singapore., Neo PSH; Singapore Hospice Council Ethics Advisory Committee, Singapore Hospice Council, Singapore.; Chapter of Palliative Medicine Physicians, College of Physicians, Singapore.; Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore., Goh C; Singapore Hospice Council Ethics Advisory Committee, Singapore Hospice Council, Singapore.; Chapter of Palliative Medicine Physicians, College of Physicians, Singapore.; Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore., Peh TY; Singapore Hospice Council Ethics Advisory Committee, Singapore Hospice Council, Singapore.; Chapter of Palliative Medicine Physicians, College of Physicians, Singapore.; Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.; Assisi Hospice, Singapore.; Lien Center for Palliative Care, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore., Chiam M; Division of Cancer Education, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore., Low JAYH; Singapore Hospice Council Ethics Advisory Committee, Singapore Hospice Council, Singapore.; Chapter of Palliative Medicine Physicians, College of Physicians, Singapore.; Department of Geriatric Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Asian bioethics review [Asian Bioeth Rev] 2020 Jun 01; Vol. 12 (2), pp. 205-211. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 01 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1007/s41649-020-00128-0
Abstrakt: Facing the possibility of a surge of COVID-19-infected patients requiring ventilatory support in Intensive Care Units (ICU), the Singapore Hospice Council and the Chapter of Palliative Medicine Physicians forward its position on the guiding principles that ought to drive the allocation of ICU beds and its role in care of these patients and their families.
Competing Interests: Conflict of InterestThe authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
(© National University of Singapore and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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