id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-279719-z0wuajpx Martin-Fumadó, Carles Medico-legal and ethical considerations on resource limitation and clinical decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-07-15 .txt text/plain 4957 263 46 Resource rationing has been necessary in the COVID-19 pandemic, and therefore consensus documents have been published for decision-making based on four fundamental ethical values: maximization of benefits, treating people equally, contributing to creating social value and giving priority to the worst off, from which specific recommendations derive: maximize benefits; prioritize health workers; do not prioritize attendance on a first-COme, first-served basis; be sensitive to scientific evidence; recognize participation in research and apply the same principles to COVID-19 patients as to non-COVID-19 patients. The aspects associated with the principle of justice expressed by Beauchamp and Childress will therefore be of key importance in resolving the ethical and medical-legal problems arising from the fair assignation of resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. ./cache/cord-279719-z0wuajpx.txt ./txt/cord-279719-z0wuajpx.txt