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> This article also doesn't mention lasting effects. The problem is ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Some portion of the people who enter the ICU de
by rectang 7y ago
> This article also doesn't mention lasting effects.
The problem is ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Some portion of the people who enter the ICU develop ARDS and typically need to be put on a ventilator. A large percentage (~40%) of those people die, and the many of the rest may be left with lasting effects.
Here's a great video detailing the mechanism of ARDS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPtH42Lnt_Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPtH42Lnt_Y
COVID-19 patients who don't develop ARDS seem to have a much better long term prognosis.