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“An important part of the equation are ventilators. Most of the critically ill COVID-19 cases die of an infection of the lungs that makes it impossible to breathe and even destroys so much tissue that the blood can no longer be sufficiently…” — @Plinz https://t.co/HKmxuhWTn0
“The model is quite sensitive to the length of the stay in the ICU. If we get that down, fewer people will these resources simultaneously, and the peaks of the curves will come down. ” — @Plinz https://t.co/HKmxuhWTn0
I have been looking for information on hospital stay lengths and have been freaking out about ventilators for a while, but couldn't articulate why I've been panicking. Thank you @plinz for articulating it so well. https://t.co/7GQoDsuzYQ
