Ethical Issues in Decision-making Regarding the Elderly Affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Expert Opinion

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is resulting in ethical decisions regarding resource allocation. Prioritisation reflects established practices that regulate the distribution of finite resources when demand exceeds supply. However, discrimination based on sex, race or age has no role...

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Autores principales:	David Martínez-Sellés, Helena Martínez-Sellés, Manuel Martínez-Sellés
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Publicado:	Radcliffe Medical Media 2020
Materias:	Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ac9ba5ca43e7402ba06b4513781c7bc92021-12-04T16:02:48ZEthical Issues in Decision-making Regarding the Elderly Affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Expert Opinion10.15420/ecr.2020.141758-37641758-3756https://doaj.org/article/ac9ba5ca43e7402ba06b4513781c7bc92020-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ecrjournal.com/articleindex/ecr.2020.14https://doaj.org/toc/1758-3756https://doaj.org/toc/1758-3764The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is resulting in ethical decisions regarding resource allocation. Prioritisation reflects established practices that regulate the distribution of finite resources when demand exceeds supply. However, discrimination based on sex, race or age has no role in prioritisation unless clearly justified. The risk posed by COVID-19 is higher for elderly people than for younger people, so older adults should be prioritised in preventive measures. In the case of people who already have COVID-19, healthcare professionals might prioritise those most likely to survive. Making decisions based on chronological age alone is not justified; in addition to age, other aspects that determine theoretical life expectancy must be taken into account. Individualised correct prioritisation in the allocation of scarce resources is essential to good clinical practice.David Martínez-SellésHelena Martínez-SellésManuel Martínez-SellésRadcliffe Medical MediaarticleDiseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) systemRC666-701ENEuropean Cardiology Review , Vol 15, Iss , Pp - (2020)
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spellingShingle	Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701 David Martínez-Sellés Helena Martínez-Sellés Manuel Martínez-Sellés Ethical Issues in Decision-making Regarding the Elderly Affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Expert Opinion
description	The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is resulting in ethical decisions regarding resource allocation. Prioritisation reflects established practices that regulate the distribution of finite resources when demand exceeds supply. However, discrimination based on sex, race or age has no role in prioritisation unless clearly justified. The risk posed by COVID-19 is higher for elderly people than for younger people, so older adults should be prioritised in preventive measures. In the case of people who already have COVID-19, healthcare professionals might prioritise those most likely to survive. Making decisions based on chronological age alone is not justified; in addition to age, other aspects that determine theoretical life expectancy must be taken into account. Individualised correct prioritisation in the allocation of scarce resources is essential to good clinical practice.
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title	Ethical Issues in Decision-making Regarding the Elderly Affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Expert Opinion
title_short	Ethical Issues in Decision-making Regarding the Elderly Affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Expert Opinion
title_full	Ethical Issues in Decision-making Regarding the Elderly Affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Expert Opinion
title_fullStr	Ethical Issues in Decision-making Regarding the Elderly Affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Expert Opinion
title_full_unstemmed	Ethical Issues in Decision-making Regarding the Elderly Affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Expert Opinion
title_sort	ethical issues in decision-making regarding the elderly affected by coronavirus disease 2019: an expert opinion
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Ethical Issues in Decision-making Regarding the Elderly Affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Expert Opinion

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