Fischkoff Katherine, Neuberg Gerald, Dastidar Joyeeta, Williams Erin P, Prager Kenneth M, Dugdale Lydia
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Critical Care at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, New York USA.
Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, New York USA.
J Clin Ethics. 2020 Fall;31(3):212-218.
The COVID-19 pandemic swept through New York City swiftly and with devastating effect. The crisis put enormous pressure on all hospital services, including the clinical ethics consultation team. This report describes the recent experience of the ethics consultants and Columbia University Irving Medical Center during the COVID-19 surge and compares the case load and characteristics to the corresponding period in 2019. By reporting this experience, we hope to supplement the growing body of COVID-19 scientific literature and provide details of the human toll the virus took on our hospitals and communities. We also aim to highlight the role of the clinical ethics consultant as well as areas of policy and law that may need to be addressed in order to be better prepared for a future public health crisis.
新冠疫情迅速席卷纽约市，造成了毁灭性影响。这场危机给包括临床伦理咨询团队在内的所有医院服务带来了巨大压力。本报告描述了伦理顾问和哥伦比亚大学欧文医学中心在新冠疫情激增期间的近期经历，并将病例数量和特征与2019年同期进行了比较。通过报告这一经历，我们希望补充日益增多的新冠科学文献，并提供该病毒给我们的医院和社区造成的人员伤亡细节。我们还旨在强调临床伦理顾问的作用以及可能需要解决的政策和法律领域，以便为未来的公共卫生危机做好更好的准备。
