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The apocalypse movies never mentioned all the sitting around

April 1, 2021. András Késmárky, a family and intensive care doctor, finds that whoever is on invasive ventilation (the delivery of oxygen using endotracheal intubation on an anesthetized patient) has a much lower chance of survival than a patient treated with non-invasive ventilation.

On Monday, MOK sent a letter to Minister of the Interior Sándor Pintér, stating that “the deaths among those requiring ventilator treatment and intubation are disproportionately high, reaching 95 percent of patients in certain locations.” Source

Generally speaking, 40% to 50% of patients with severe respiratory distress die while on ventilators, experts say. But 80% or more of coronavirus patients placed on the machines in New York City have died, state and city officials say.

Associated Press: Some doctors moving away from ventilators for virus patients