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One of co-authors here. -- AMA.

• nanis 5y ago
  What proportion of the early wave of deaths in Covid was due to premature intubation, in your guesstimation? Thank you.
  • paviva 5y ago
    Probably significant. In this population of very severe patients, mortality was "only" 25% in patients managed without proning. Compare with mortalities around ~50% reported early into the pandemic in comparable populations. Obviously difficult to say which part comes from patients presenting later in their disease course, doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists being overwhelmed with sudden influx of cases, and so forth -- and which can be directly attributed to premature and unwarranted intubation.
    • nanis 5y ago
      Thank you. That's informative.