Covid-19: Can France’s ethical support units help doctors make challenging decisions?

France has set up “ethical support units” to help doctors make difficult choices about which patients with covid-19 to treat in intensive care. Sophie Arie reports

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Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Ethics
Frailty
Hospitals
Intensive care
Medical ethics
Palliative care
Patients
Physicians
Professional ethics
Ventilators
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Ethics
Frailty
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Intensive care
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Palliative care
Patients
Physicians
Professional ethics
Ventilators
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