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Chance of death is one thing, but your chance of ending up with a prolonged extremely unpleasant hospital stay and possible long term (we don't know yet, but I

• H8crilA 6y ago
  50% of ICU patients have clotting problems, including strokes, but mostly damage to lower limbs. 30% of ICU patients experience kidney problems and require a consultation with a nephrologist or dialysis. It's not as simple as "all good" vs "death". PS: source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-hijacks-the-body-from-head-to-toe-perplexing-doctors-11588864248 https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-hijacks-the-body-fr...
  • dannyw 6y ago
    These numbers don’t account for the age distribution. It’s not reasonable to say “25% of those going to ICUs are under 50” (chances are this is probably 23% 40-45; btw), and “50% of those in ICU have clotting problems”, so “25% x 50% = 12.5%”.
    • H8crilA 6y ago
      True. Note that I did not perform those multiplications because I agree that the interpretation of the results is highly speculative in nature, and can lead to possibly very incorrect conclusions. The point is like I stated: the end result is not a simple resolution between complete success or death.