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  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Health Policy

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  • The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to critical shortages of equipment, medication, and staff in hospitals.
  • These shortages necessitate difficult ethical decisions regarding resource allocation.
  • Existing bioethical guidance is insufficient without established, transparent decision-making procedures for time-sensitive conflicts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a formal decision-making protocol for resolving ethical conflicts arising from resource scarcity during public health crises.
  • To ensure fairness, timeliness, and accountability in hospital decision-making processes.
  • To mitigate moral distress and legal liability for clinicians and systemic biases within healthcare institutions.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a decision-making protocol integrating expertise from critical care medicine, bioethics, and political science.
  • Focus on establishing institutional processes to guide choices during periods of duress.
  • Emphasis on creating a framework for transparency and consistency in ethical guideline application.

Main Results:

  • Formal institutional processes can reduce panic, inequity, and irresolution during ethical crises.
  • A structured protocol enhances the ability to make fair and timely decisions under pressure.
  • Accountability mechanisms are crucial for improving the healthcare system's response to scarcity.

Conclusions:

  • Implementing a formal decision-making protocol is essential for hospitals facing resource limitations.
  • Such protocols are vital for ensuring ethical integrity, clinician well-being, and equitable patient care during emergencies.
  • The proposed framework aims to improve systemic response and preparedness for future health crises.