This article examines some of the ethical challenges of prioritizing intensive care resources during the Covid-19 pandemic by comparing the Italian and United States contexts. After presenting an overview to the clinical, ethical, and public debates in Italy, the article will discuss the development of triage allocation protocols in United States hospitals. Resource allocation criteria underwent increased scrutiny and critique in both countries, which resulted in modifed professional and expert guidance regarding healthcare ethics during times of emergency and resource scarcity.
Ethical prioritization of critical care resources during COVID‐19: perspectives from Italy and the United States
Galvagni, Lucia
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2024-01-01
Abstract
This article examines some of the ethical challenges of prioritizing intensive care resources during the Covid-19 pandemic by comparing the Italian and United States contexts. After presenting an overview to the clinical, ethical, and public debates in Italy, the article will discuss the development of triage allocation protocols in United States hospitals. Resource allocation criteria underwent increased scrutiny and critique in both countries, which resulted in modifed professional and expert guidance regarding healthcare ethics during times of emergency and resource scarcity.File in questo prodotto:
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