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COVID-19 has placed enormous stress on hospitals and health care providers worldwide. Limitations in hospital capacity may result in difficult decisions in how life-sustaining technologies are allocated among patients. The authors of this essay provide guidance on how to communicate with patients who are seriously ill from COVID-19 infection.
COVID-19 给全世界的医院和医疗保健提供者带来了巨大的压力。医院容量的限制可能导致在如何在患者之间分配维持生命的技术方面做出艰难的决策。本文的作者就如何与 COVID-19 感染重症患者进行沟通提供了指导。