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Development of a framework for critical care resource allocation for the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan
Sabira Valiani, Luke Terrett, Colin Gebhardt, Oksana Prokopchuk-Gauk and Melody Isinger
CMAJ September 14, 2020 192 (37) E1067-E1073; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200756
Sabira Valiani
Department of Adult Critical Care Medicine (Valiani, Terrett, Gebhardt); Divisions of Transfusion Medicine (Prokopchuk-Gauk) and Ethics (Isinger), Saskatchewan Health Authority; College of Medicine (Valiani, Terrett, Gebhardt, Prokopchuk-Gauk), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.
Luke Terrett
Department of Adult Critical Care Medicine (Valiani, Terrett, Gebhardt); Divisions of Transfusion Medicine (Prokopchuk-Gauk) and Ethics (Isinger), Saskatchewan Health Authority; College of Medicine (Valiani, Terrett, Gebhardt, Prokopchuk-Gauk), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.
Colin Gebhardt
Department of Adult Critical Care Medicine (Valiani, Terrett, Gebhardt); Divisions of Transfusion Medicine (Prokopchuk-Gauk) and Ethics (Isinger), Saskatchewan Health Authority; College of Medicine (Valiani, Terrett, Gebhardt, Prokopchuk-Gauk), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.
Oksana Prokopchuk-Gauk
Department of Adult Critical Care Medicine (Valiani, Terrett, Gebhardt); Divisions of Transfusion Medicine (Prokopchuk-Gauk) and Ethics (Isinger), Saskatchewan Health Authority; College of Medicine (Valiani, Terrett, Gebhardt, Prokopchuk-Gauk), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.
Melody Isinger
Department of Adult Critical Care Medicine (Valiani, Terrett, Gebhardt); Divisions of Transfusion Medicine (Prokopchuk-Gauk) and Ethics (Isinger), Saskatchewan Health Authority; College of Medicine (Valiani, Terrett, Gebhardt, Prokopchuk-Gauk), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.

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Development of a framework for critical care resource allocation for the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan
Sabira Valiani, Luke Terrett, Colin Gebhardt, Oksana Prokopchuk-Gauk, Melody Isinger
CMAJ Sep 2020, 192 (37) E1067-E1073; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.200756
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