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Ethical dilemmas in clinical care during COVID-19 pandemic

Aamir Jafarey1

  • 1Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture, SIUT, Karachi.

JPMA. the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
|June 10, 2020
PubMed

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The COVID-19 pandemic presents complex ethical challenges for healthcare providers. This paper offers national guidance to support ethical decision-making in critical areas like patient care, professional duties, and resource allocation during the pandemic.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Public Health
  • Pandemic Response

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for healthcare systems globally.
  • Medical decision-making is complicated by the moral weight of difficult choices during the crisis.
  • Healthcare professionals are at the forefront of managing the pandemic's impact.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss critical ethical decision-making areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To provide a national-level guidance document to facilitate ethical decision-making.
  • To address challenges in patient care, professional duties, and resource allocation.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of ethical considerations in three key areas.
  • Description of a national guidance document for pandemic ethical decision-making.
  • Focus on challenges faced by healthcare institutions and providers.

Main Results:

  • Identified critical ethical dilemmas in patient access to care.
  • Outlined ethical criteria for assigning high-risk duties to healthcare professionals.
  • Addressed ethical considerations in life-and-death decisions during resource scarcity.

Conclusions:

  • Ethical decision-making is paramount in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • National guidance can support healthcare providers in making complex ethical choices.
  • The guidance aims to facilitate ethical practices in patient care, professional responsibilities, and resource allocation.

Keywords:
Allocation, Scarce resources, Ethical decision-making, Pandemics, Ethical dilemmas.

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