Researchers interviewed US specialists in an effort to see how conscious and unconscious thoughts about race and gender contributed to an unequal allocation of various treatments for heart failure. A ...
Interpreting spirometry with race-specific reference equations led to a lower Lung Allocation Score (LAS) for Black patients and higher LAS among White patients, which could potentially contribute to ...
Age is used only in a tie-breaking situation. Evidence from multiple countries including the U.S show that age >65 yo (years old) is an indicator for poor prognosis in COVID-19 patients. If the triage ...