[Recommendations for ethical decision making regarding hospital visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic]

Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed. 2021 Jun;116(5):415-420. doi: 10.1007/s00063-021-00805-4. Epub 2021 Apr 9.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Visitation restrictions in hospitals during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic led to great psychological burden for patients, their relatives and employees. For hospitals, they represent a complex organizational challenge with respect to ethics. The present recommendations are intended to support decision-making at the meso- and microlevels.

Zutrittsbeschränkungen in Krankenhäusern in der COVID-19-Pandemie führen zu großen Belastungen bei Patienten/‑innen, ihren Angehörigen und Mitarbeitenden. Für die Kliniken stellen sie eine komplexe organisationsethische Herausforderung dar. Die vorliegenden prozeduralen Empfehlungen sollen die Entscheidungsfindung auf Meso- und Mikroebene unterstützen.

Keywords: Disease transmission, infectious; Ethics, clinical; Primary prevention; Public health; SARS-CoV‑2.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Decision Making
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Pandemics*
  • SARS-CoV-2