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Published in: Critical Care 1/2020

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Admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major COVID-19 outbreak: local guidance from the COVID-19 Paris-region area

Authors: Élie Azoulay, Sadek Beloucif, Bertrand Guidet, Dominique Pateron, Benoît Vivien, Matthieu Le Dorze

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic unprecedented in size, spread, severity, and mortality. The influx of patients with severe or life-threatening disease means that in some cases, the available medical resources are not sufficient to meet the needs of all patients. Hence, healthcare providers may be forced to make difficult choices about which patients should be referred to the ICU. This document is intended to provide conceptual support to all healthcare teams currently engaged in the frontline management of the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to assist physicians in the decision-making process for ICU admission and to help them provide uninterrupted and high-quality care.
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Metadata
Title
Admission decisions to intensive care units in the context of the major COVID-19 outbreak: local guidance from the COVID-19 Paris-region area
Authors
Élie Azoulay
Sadek Beloucif
Bertrand Guidet
Dominique Pateron
Benoît Vivien
Matthieu Le Dorze
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03021-2

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