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Critical Care
Data on critical care discussed by A.V. Devereaux and colleagues
June 24th, 2008
"Anticipated circumstances during the next severe influenza pandemic highlight the insufficiency of staff and equipment to meet the needs of all critically ill victims. It is plausible that an entire country could face simultaneous limitations, resulting in severe shortages of critical care resources to the point where patients could no longer receive all of the care that would,usually be required and expected," investigators in the United States report. "There may even be such resource shortfalls that some patients would not be able to access even the most basic of life-sustaining interventions. Rationing of critical care in this circumstance would be difficult, yet...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-24)
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