Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States.
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States.
Front Public Health. 2020 Dec 11;8:587423. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.587423. eCollection 2020.
COVID-19 has overwhelmed healthcare systems across the globe with an unprecedented surge in the demand for hospitalizations. Consequently, many hospitals are facing precarious conditions due to limited capacity, especially in the provision of ventilators. The governing ethical principles of medical practice delineated in (1) favor prioritizing younger patients, largely because of their relatively higher expected life years. We conduct a survey of the general public in the United States to elicit their preferences for the allocation of a limited number of ventilators. The results show that the general public views align with the established ethical principles, which favor younger patients. : C91.
COVID-19 导致全球对住院治疗的需求空前激增，使医疗系统不堪重负。因此，许多医院由于容量有限，特别是在提供呼吸机方面，面临着不稳定的局面。（1）中规定的医疗实践的基本伦理原则优先考虑年轻患者，主要是因为他们相对较高的预期寿命。我们对美国的普通公众进行了一项调查，以了解他们对有限数量的呼吸机分配的偏好。结果表明，公众的观点与既定的伦理原则一致，即优先考虑年轻患者。
