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Apr 3, 2020 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
A patient w/septic shock & ARDS who needs ECMO & CVVH & pressors & max vent support already has an extremely low chance of survival.
Factor in a #COVID19 infection which has no known cure and can take weeks to show improvement. 1/X
Consider all the patients waiting for an ICU bed & a ventilator & maybe ECMO.
Know that ~half waiting are younger than your patient & may be healthier.
Appreciate the well-being of your staff is so important, & each CPR super-spreads #COVID19 maybe exposing all around. 2/X
