The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa guidelines on the allocation of scarce critical care resources during the COVID-19 public health emergency in South Africa

P D Gopalan; I A Joubert; F Paruk; D Baker; I Coetzee; K De Vasconcellos; L M Dolo; B L Levy; B M Morrow; J M Nel; S Omar; J L Piercy; R S Siebert; L Veldsman; J A Singh; K Moodley

The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa guidelines on the allocation of scarce critical care resources during the COVID-19 public health emergency in South Africa

S Afr Med J. 2020 Jun 5;110(8):700-703.

Authors

P D Gopalan¹, I A Joubert, F Paruk, D Baker, I Coetzee, K De Vasconcellos, L M Dolo, B L Levy, B M Morrow, J M Nel, S Omar, J L Piercy, R S Siebert, L Veldsman, J A Singh, K Moodley

Affiliation

¹ Head: Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; President: Critical Care Society of Southern Africa. [email protected].

PMID: 32880283

Abstract

Letter by Gopalan et al. on article by Singh and Moodley (Singh JA, Moodley K. Critical care triaging in the shadow of COVID-19: Ethics considerations. S Afr Med J 2020;110(5):355-359. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i5.14778); and response by Singh and Moodley.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Africa, Southern
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Critical Care*
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
Public Health*
Resource Allocation
SARS-CoV-2
South Africa