Publication Name	World Journal of Methodology
Manuscript ID	121471
DOI	10.5662/wjm.121471
Country	United Kingdom

Category	Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Were we ready? Variability in design and implementation of triage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Philip Anthony Berry and Sreelakshmi Kotha
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Corresponding Author	Sreelakshmi Kotha, FRCP, Department of Hepatology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom. sreelakshmi.kotha1@nhs.net
Key Words	Coronavirus disease; Critical care; Triage policies; Tiebreaker; Pandemic
Core Tip	Anticipating a shortage of supply in ventilated beds during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, hospitals and networks developed or adapted existing triage protocols which were variable. Despite universal acceptance of underlying ethical principles such as the need to maximise benefit and to demonstrate fairness or justice, there were differences and opportunities to implement agreed protocols were lost.. The risks of inequity, bias and rapidly evolving policies driven by urgency or emergency would be minimised by a large-scale, formal review of policy implementation at a national or international scale.
Citation	Berry PA, Kotha S. Were we ready? Variability in design and implementation of triage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. World J Methodol 2026; In press DOI: https://doi.org/10.5662/wjm.121471
PDF	121471-in-press.pdf

Received	2026-03-30 08:05
Peer-Review Started	2026-03-31 02:12
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-04-15 09:13
Return for Revision	2026-04-15 09:13
Revised	2026-06-02 11:50
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Second Decision by Editor	2026-06-16 02:33
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-06-16 08:14
Articles in Press	2026-06-16 08:14
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