1/3 I’m hearing anecdotal reports that certain young, healthy but potentially higher risk patients are getting sick with #COVID19 and doing bad. @CDCgov must urgently publish the collective U.S. clinical experience to guide care. China was far ahead at this.
2/3 Doctors are being forced to let clinical experience guide care decisions in absence of systematic data. They’re experimenting with fluids, high flow oxygen, prone positioning - in absence of systematic literature and data on what works and what doesn’t. This isn’t acceptable.
3/3 Publications won’t matter much in May. They’re needed tomorrow. Today. Urgently. What is working in the ICUs? I’m hearing mortality for intubated patients is running 50-80%, extubation takes 10-14 days. What is it? Get doctors data that will optimize care. Get it today.
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