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Are ventilators even helping? I see numbers like a 30% survival rate in some places, but they don't mention if that means "aren't dead yet" or recovered and rem
by nsxwolf 7y ago
Are ventilators even helping? I see numbers like a 30% survival rate in some places, but they don't mention if that means "aren't dead yet" or recovered and removed from the ventilator. I definitely read about people who have successfully been removed and are recovering, but that's all anecdotal.
- Spare_account 7y agoThe information we need is: 1. Percentage of patients who needed ventilation, got ventilation in good time, and recovered vs died. 2. Percentage of patients who needed ventilation, didn't get ventilation due to lack of resources, recovered vs died. Then we'll know how much ventilators are helping. I understand that prior to this pandemic, typical survival rates for patients who required invasive ventilation was in the region of 30%. 70% die even with ventilation. I've also heard that of Covid-19 patients that require ventilation, 80% die even with ventilation. So it has a slightly lower survival rate than other illnesses.
- adrianN 7y agoIf you need ventilation and don't get it the mortality is really close to 100%.
- xkjkls 7y agoThe 30% survival rate means that 30% of patients are saved by ventilators. People who aren't dying without a ventilator aren't put on a ventilator, which is an extremely invasive medical procedure.