Open AccessEthics and nutrition safety in patient care during COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Dian Permatasari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world nutrition journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2580-7013
DOI - 10.25220/wnj.v04.s3.0001
Subject(s) - pandemic , bioethics , multidisciplinary approach , covid-19 , medicine , psychological intervention , population , nursing , intensive care medicine , disease , political science , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , law
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted all aspects of our population. Ethical dilemmas related to the care of patients in the COVID-19 pandemic need to be rapidly addressed by multidisciplinary bioethics committees, with the development of policies and procedures to assist providers in making difficult allocation decisions. Recent ethical considerations regarding allocation of scarce resources, such as mechanical ventilators, have been proposed. These can apply to other disciplines such as nutrition support, although decisions regarding nutrition support have a diminished potential for devastating outcomes. The nutrition support professionals are pivotal in assessing the patient’s overall condition and need for, if any, nutrition interventions.