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  • Medical Ethics

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented demand for mechanical ventilators.
  • Triage guidelines, such as those based on the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, were proposed to manage scarce resources.
  • Ethical considerations and potential biases in resource allocation are critical during public health crises.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To model the performance of SOFA score-based ventilator allocation guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To assess the impact of these guidelines on patient selection for mechanical ventilation.
  • To evaluate the ethical implications of SOFA score-based rationing.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective cohort study was conducted in three New York City hospitals.
  • A random sample of 205 intubated adult patients from March 25, 2020, to April 29, 2020, were analyzed.
  • New York State's 2015 guidelines were adapted to identify patients for whom mechanical ventilation might have been withheld or withdrawn.

Main Results:

  • Approximately 57% (117 out of 205) of patients would have been identified for ventilator withdrawal or withholding.
  • Of those identified, only 24% (28 out of 117) survived hospitalization.
  • The overall survival rate to discharge for all studied patients was 32% (65 out of 205).

Conclusions:

  • SOFA score-based triage protocols may exclude a significant proportion of patients, potentially limiting their utility.
  • Clinical judgment remains essential in ventilator reallocation, risking the reintroduction of bias and moral distress.
  • The ethical justification for life-ending decisions based on SOFA scoring requires careful consideration, especially when potential benefits to others are modest.