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

2020; Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein; Volume: 18; Linguagem: Inglês

10.31744/einstein_journal/2020ae5775

ISSN

2317-6385

Autores

Erika Satomi, Polianna Mara Rodrigues de Souza, Beatriz Thomé, Claudio Reingenheim, Eduardo de Campos Werebe, Eduardo Juan Troster, Farah Christina de La Cruz Scarin, Hélio Arthur Bacha, Henrique Grunspun, Leonardo José Rolim Ferraz, Marco Aurélio Scarpinella Bueno, Mario Thadeu Leme de Barros Filho, Pedro Custódio de Mello Borges,

Tópico(s)

Healthcare Systems and Reforms

Resumo

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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