At Warner’s hospital, patients are brought to the ICU well before “the wheels start falling off” so doctors can monitor them closely. The current numbers show that only about 30 per cent of COVID-19 patients who go on a ventilator will survive. Another technique that appears to be helpful for COVID-19 patients is called “proning” — basically, flipping them onto their stomach, allowing better oxygenation. “You flip them over and it’s like magic in some patients,” Warner said. A major difference now compared to the “pre-COVID era” is that most hospitals are restricting families from visiting in intensive care, Warner said.

Source: thestar April 07, 2020 09:00 UTC