JAMA
Curtis, J. Randall; Kross, Erin K.; Stapleton, Renee D.
Introduction
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is challenging health care systems worldwide and raising important ethical issues, especially regarding the potential need for rationing health care in the context of scarce resources and crisis capacity. Even if capacity to provide care is sufficient, one priority should be addressing goals of care in the setting of acute life-threatening illness, especially for patients with chronic, life-limiting disease.
Keywords
Clinical aspects, diagnosis, treatment; Epidemiology