Fair allocation of scarce medical resources during COVID-19 pandemic: ethical considerations

Autor: Hélio Arthur Bacha, Mario Thadeu Leme de Barros Filho, Polianna Mara Rodrigues de Souza, Erika Satomi, Claudio Reingenheim, Eduardo Werebe, Leonardo José Rolim Ferraz, Marco Aurélio Scarpinella Bueno, Henrique Grunspun, Beatriz Thomé, Farah Christina de La Cruz Scarin, Eduardo Juan Troster, Pedro Custódio de Mello Borges
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Einstein
Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 18 (2020)
ISSN: 2317-6385
1679-4508
Popis: INTRODUCTION Many are the uncertainties generated by the potential healthcare resource scarcity in the face of a relevant increase in the number of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) of the Coronaviridae family. The virus emerged in China, in December 2019, spreading rapidly to other regions of the world, including Brazil. Since March 11, 2020, COVID-19 has been considered a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Viral pandemics tend to [...]
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