Table 2.

Ventilator allocation protocol components.

	Initial Scoring System	Exclusion Criteria	Initial Priority Groups	Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation for Adult Patients Discussed	Triage Committee Created	Unique Criteria for Pediatric Patients
Hospital 1	mSOFA	No	Pregnancy	Yes	Yes	No
Hospital 2	No scoring system, did not make a ventilator allocation protocol	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hospital 3	SOFA & poor short term prognosis due to comorbidities	Yes	Pregnancy	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hospital 4	SOFA & poor short term prognosis due to comorbidities	No	Pregnancy, healthcare workers, essential workers, families of essential workers	Yes	Yes	No
Hospital 5	SOFA	Yes	Pediatric patients	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hospital 6	SOFA	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hospital 7	SOFA & evaluation of medical comorbidities	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hospital 8	SOFA & evaluation of medical comorbidities	No	Pregnancy, healthcare workers	Yes	No	No

mSOFA Modified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.