Ponto ético - critérios para alocação de recursos escassos na pandemia por COVID-19: revisão integrativa

Geovana Christina Isidoro Bezerra; Emerson Alves Miguel Batista Barreto; Arnon Coelho Bezerra Filho; Yago Ferreira Ferro; Waldemar Naves do Amaral

Geovana Christina Isidoro Bezerra Universidade de Gurupi
Emerson Alves Miguel Batista Barreto Universidade de Gurupi
Arnon Coelho Bezerra Filho Instituto Tocantinense Antônio Carlos Palmas
Yago Ferreira Ferro União das Faculdades dos Grandes Lagos
Waldemar Naves do Amaral Universidade Federal do Goiás

Keywords: Scarce Resources, ICU, Pandemic, COVID-19

Abstract

Ethical point – criteria for allocation of scarce resources in the COVID-19 pandemic: a review Objective: to analyze the ethical issues related to the criteria for allocation of scarce resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: integrative literature review, in which 52 articles were identified, using Google Scholar and PubMed databases, using the following descriptors: scarce resources, ICU, pandemic, and COVID-19, of which 14 were selected for the study.

Results: we identified an ethical pillar on which decision-making regarding the allocation of scarce resources should be based. Which does not make this decision easy and without psychological repercussions for those involved.

Conclusions: the situation of resource scarcity forced the adaptation of existing protocols and the creation of new ones to respect ethical and moral precepts when allocating resources that have become scarce in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author Biographies

Geovana Christina Isidoro Bezerra, Universidade de Gurupi

Interna de medicina, Universidade de Gurupi (UnirG).

Emerson Alves Miguel Batista Barreto, Universidade de Gurupi

Interno de medicina, Universidade de Gurupi (UnirG).

Arnon Coelho Bezerra Filho, Instituto Tocantinense Antônio Carlos Palmas

Acadêmico de medicina, Instituto Tocantinense Antônio Carlos Palmas (ITPAC).

Yago Ferreira Ferro, União das Faculdades dos Grandes Lagos

Médico, União das Faculdades dos Grandes Lagos (Unilago).

Waldemar Naves do Amaral, Universidade Federal do Goiás

Médico formado pela Universidade Federal do Goiás, Professor e diretor da FM/UFG.