04-23-2020, 01:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-26-2020, 09:42 AM by BostonCard.)
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2765184
Yikes! I knew mortality was high for patients who made it onto the ventilator, but I thought high meant >50%, not 88% (and 97% for those over 65).
Also, there's a blurb about ACE/ARBs, which I will post in the appropriate thread.
BC
Quote:Mortality for those who received mechanical ventilation was 88.1% (n = 282). Mortality rates for those who received mechanical ventilation in the 18-to-65 and older-than-65 age groups were 76.4% and 97.2%, respectively.
Yikes! I knew mortality was high for patients who made it onto the ventilator, but I thought high meant >50%, not 88% (and 97% for those over 65).
Also, there's a blurb about ACE/ARBs, which I will post in the appropriate thread.
BC