Table 3:

Comparison of critical care triage stages

Triage stage	Baseline ICU capacity, %	Scarcity	Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria overview (see Table 1)	Withdrawal of life-supportive treatment
1	100–150	Relative	According to usual clinical practice	According to usual clinical practice	According to usual clinical practice
2	150–200	Relative	According to usual clinical practice	End-stage organ failure Cardiac arrest with poor prognostic factors	According to usual clinical practice
3	200–250	Relative	According to usual clinical practice	End-stage organ failure Terminal neurologic diseases Metastatic malignant disease with poor prognosis Cardiac arrest with poor prognostic factors Severe trauma or burns Severe neurologic injury Age > 80 yr and Clinical Frailty Score ≥ 5	According to usual clinical practice
4	> 250	Absolute	Formal inclusion criteria (Figure 1)	According to stage 3 exclusion criteria	Formalized reassessments and uniform criteria for palliation

Note: ICU = intensive care unit.