Clinical review: Mass casualty triage – pandemic influenza and critical care
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Clinical review: Mass casualty triage – pandemic influenza and critical care
Worst case scenarios for pandemic influenza planning in the US involve over 700,000 patients requiring mechanical ventilation. UK planning predicts a 231% occupancy of current level 3 (intensive care unit) bed capacity. Critical care planners need to recognise that mortality is likely to be high and the risk to healthcare workers significant. Contingency planning should, therefore, be multi-fac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc5732