TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethical considerations regarding heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support during the COVID-19 pandemic: an ISHLT COVID-19 Task Force statement
AU - Holm, Are M.
AU - Mehra, Mandeep R.
AU - Courtwright, Andrew
AU - Teuteberg, Jeffrey
AU - Sweet, Stuart
AU - Potena, Luciano
AU - Singer, Lianne G.
AU - Farrero, Marta
AU - Shullo, Michael A.
AU - Benza, Raymond
AU - Ensminger, Stephan
AU - Aslam, Saima
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - To understand the challenges for thoracic transplantation and mechanical circulatory support during the current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, we propose separating the effects of the pandemic into 5 distinct stages from a healthcare system perspective. We discuss how the classical ethical principles of utility, justice, and efficiency may need to be adapted, and we give specific recommendations for thoracic transplantation and mechanical circulatory support centers to balance their clinical decisions and strategies for advanced heart and lung disease during the current pandemic.
AB - To understand the challenges for thoracic transplantation and mechanical circulatory support during the current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, we propose separating the effects of the pandemic into 5 distinct stages from a healthcare system perspective. We discuss how the classical ethical principles of utility, justice, and efficiency may need to be adapted, and we give specific recommendations for thoracic transplantation and mechanical circulatory support centers to balance their clinical decisions and strategies for advanced heart and lung disease during the current pandemic.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.healun.2020.04.019
DO - 10.1016/j.healun.2020.04.019
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 32505492
AN - SCOPUS:85085698687
SN - 1053-2498
VL - 39
SP - 619
EP - 626
JO - Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
JF - Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
IS - 7
ER -