Should we deny ICU admission to the elderly? Ethical considerations in times of COVID-19

RT @Inkling61: @JuliaDavisNews How soon we forget. Earlier in this pandemic hospitals prioritized younger patients over elderly ones bc the…

@IonSwitz @jtoresson Det är samma överallt, ICU-behandling är ingenting som är lätt att gå igenom och kan ofta leda till fler problem med lång återhämtningstid. https://t.co/Wuabd0fBOK

@EmergMedDr @SkyNews You have to bear in mind these quoted survival rates change drastically if the patient needs to go to ICU. Survival plummets to 20-60%, and quality of life is likely to be poor, although I have not seen numbers for this specific to cov

No UK pension til age 67 even if one's "paid into the system" for more than 50 years, and then 3 years to live before #COVID19 triage says you're dispensable https://t.co/ebKQARoo56 Best maximise those 3 years - 67, 68, 69

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