What Pandemic Surges Can Teach Us About Optimal Patient Volumes in Critical Care*

1 Section of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. 2 Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. 3 Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. 4 Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, Chest Medicine and Critical Care Medical Group, San Diego, CA. *See also p. 1097. Dr. Maves' institution received funding from AiCuris, Sound Pharmaceuticals, GeoVax, and Biotest. He serves as a member of a scientific advisory panel for Shionogi and receives honoraria for that work. He is a member of the examination approval committee for Critical Care Medicine at the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Tripp has disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.