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I am posting to point out that one of the reasons it’s very much worth having is the “real, but not dramatic” improvement in recovery times you note. There are
by fennecfoxen 6y ago
I am posting to point out that one of the reasons it’s very much worth having is the “real, but not dramatic” improvement in recovery times you note. There are substantial expenses on hospital stays — one reason why they set the price where it is, it pays for itself easily — and it flattens the tip of the “hospitalized patients” curve, leaving more room in case more are ill.
- epmaybe 6y agoAs someone who sees covid patients regularly, my anecdata seems to suggest that the remdesivir 5day/dexamethasone 10day combo really does help get these patients out of the hospital. There's just so many things that can go wrong while you're in the hospital, if there's a safe way to get you out earlier, we'll take it.
- beagle3 6y agoDo you have any anecdata about dex wihout remdesivir? (Not trying to be a jerk, but based on your anecdata, it's equally likely that remdesevir/dex/twinkie would really help as well; We know dex makes a huge difference from several well done tests. The question is whether remdesivier and twinkie have any effect, indepedently or in combination)
- epmaybe 6y agoYea, I didn't try to say anything about the efficacy of remdesivir vs dexamethasone because our hospital rarely does dexamethasone without remdesivir (though that may change soon based on the solidarity results). I've seen it a few times (if the patient has underlying liver disease, for example), and they have generally done fine. That being said...most patients do just fine, so it's hard to draw many conclusions.