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Originally Posted by joeychitwood
Personal communication from a colleague in Detroit regarding mandatory Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders for Coronavirus patients:
....the percentage of patients put on a ventilator who eventually get off them is in the single digits, and most of those are younger. Some US hospitals haven't been able to successfully wean anyone off ventilator support.
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Have not heard this before and hope it is not true. Not doubting your source or information at all, just hoping that people with severe cases stand a chance to return home