Ethical Reflection on the Prevention and Treatment of Major Infectious Diseases
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2022.10.10
- VernacularTitle:重大传染病防治的伦理反思
- Author:
Sijia LIU
1
Author Information
1. Faculty of Law, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Major Infectious Diseases;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Scarce Medical Resources;
Triage;
Medical Efficiency
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2022;35(10):1104-1108
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has made numerous people realize the danger of major infectious diseases, as well as the scarcity and finiteness of medical resources as strategic resources. Traditionally, medical resources are allocated based on the principles of "benefit maximization", "first come, first served", "fairness" and "transparent and reasonable decision-making". Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic broke this rule, and made it difficult to choose in the condition of overwhelmed medical resources. By exploring the allocation criteria of scarce medical resources and the triage, this paper explains the formation reasons of futile treatment, analyzes the countermeasures and basic principles for hospitals at the peak of pandemic, proposes the triage treatment and collective decision-making, so as to improve the efficiency of treatment.
