At 22:40 27/03/2020, Christian Martin Hennig wrote:
.... however the Germans have far more ICUs than anywhere else in
Europe, and Italy doesn't/didn't have that many of them.
That presumably has the potebtial to have a considerable impact on mortality.
The Imperial College report indicates that 70.9% of hospitalised 80+
year-olds, and 43.2% of hospitalised 70-79 year-olds, 'required
critical care'. If that means that they 'required' ventilation, then
one would expect that many/most of those with such a 'requirement'
would not have survived without ventilation. If Italy has far less
ability to provide such care than does Germany, that could therefore
presumably explain a lot more deaths in these age groups (which
represent the majority of all deaths) in Italy, couldn't it?
Kind Regards,
John
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