Ventilator not the magic gadget against COVID-19: Researchers

A new study of coronavirus patients in some New York hospitals has raised doubts over the effectiveness of ventilators in saving critically ill patients.

According to the study published Wednesday by JAMA Network, around 88 per cent of patients put on a ventilator in a New York hospital system died.

The researchers analyzed data from 5,700 patients who were hospitalized from March 1 to April 4 through Northwell Health, the largest health system in New York.

Northwell has 12 hospitals across New York City, Long Island and Westchester County.

Of those patients, 2,634 were discharged or had died by the end of the study, and 320 patients with a recorded outcome were put on ventilators.

Nearly 9 in 10 of those ventilated patients died.

But age made a difference. Around 76% of ventilated patients between the ages of 18 and 65 died.

And 97%, of ventilated patients over the age of 65 died, according to the report.

Of the 2,634 patients, ventilated or not, about 21% died, according to the researchers.
those patients, 2,634 were discharged or had died by the end of the study, and 320 patients with a recorded outcome were put on ventilators.

Nearly 9 in 10 of those ventilated patients died.

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