Italian coronavirus death toll climbs by 196 to 827 in 24 hours - a 31% increase - as country's top doctors say intensive care units should stop treating the elderly
Intensive care units 'should stop treating elderly if coronavirus outbreak worsens'
Rather than admit patients on a 'first come first served' basis, hospitals in Italy should swap to 'catastrophe medicine' guidelines - typically used in war zones and during natural disasters - where those with the greatest chance of survival are given priority, a top Italian doctor said. The guidelines should apply to all patients needing intensive care treatment and not just those suffering from coronavrius, according to guidance published this week by the Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SAARI). If a limit on beds is implemented it could mean elderly patients with no signs of coronavirus being turfed off ICU wards to make space for younger patients who have longer left to live. It comes as a rise in cases of 31 per cent was reported today by the Civil Protection Agency, the largest increase in absolute numbers since the contagion came to light on February 21.
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