RT Article
T1 A theory of triage
JF Bioethics
VO 38
IS 2
SP 95
OP 106
A1 Bognar, Greg
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2024
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1878042882
AB This paper provides a general framework for conceptualizing triage for intensive care unit admissions in public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. It applies this framework to some of the guidelines issued during the pandemic and addresses some controversial issues, including the role of age, the use of lives or life years, and the relevance of quality of life considerations. The paper defends a view on which triage protocols for public health emergencies should aim to maximize the number of life years saved, may take into account age as a proxy, and should ignore quality of life considerations.
K1 Triage
K1 Quality of life
K1 life years
K1 Covid-19
K1 benefit maximization
K1 Age
DO 10.1111/bioe.13242