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Published in: Critical Care 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Triage | Letter

Procedural justice and egalitarian principles for rationing decisions in the COVID-19 crisis

Authors: Alexander Supady, Christoph Bode, Daniel Duerschmied

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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In their insightful editorial on the justification for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Abrams et al. argue for a utilitarian principle “reserving ECMO only for those patients who are most likely to derive benefit”—and consequently withholding ECMO from others with less desirable prospects [1]. We doubt that the utilitarian approach is appropriate in this context; therefore, we would like to suggest an alternative approach. …
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Title
Procedural justice and egalitarian principles for rationing decisions in the COVID-19 crisis
Authors
Alexander Supady
Christoph Bode
Daniel Duerschmied
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/s13054-020-03283-w

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