Potential Legal Liability for Withdrawing or Withholding Ventilators During COVID-19 Assessing the Risks and Identifying Needed Reforms

被引：67

作者：

Cohen, I. Glenn ^{[1
]}

Crespo, Andrew M. ^{[1
]}

White, Douglas B. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Harvard Law Sch, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Crit Care, Pittsburgh, PA USA

来源：

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 2020年 / 323卷 / 19期

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D O I：

10.1001/jama.2020.5442

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

100201 [内科学];

摘要：

This Viewpoint discusses the legal risks to health care workers and hospital systems from withdrawing or withholding ventilation from COVID-19 patients and cites a Maryland statute that offers legal immunity to clinicians making good faith decisions under emergency conditions as an example for other states to follow.

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页码：1901 / 1902

页数：2