Didn't we restart elective procedures today? Could that explain bed usage?
Wozlaw said:
Didn't we restart elective procedures today? Could that explain bed usage?
My educated wild guess would be close to 90% hospital bed occupancy pre-Covid 19. If not 90% occupancy close to 80 plus to 90% to truly be a viable healthy hospital entity.FTAco07 said:
While we're talking context nobody has any idea what the normal bed usage was for hospitals and ICUs pre-COVID. I would be surprised if the numbers shown in the mayor's updates aren't well below a normal occupancy. I can't imagine hospitals, or any business, consistently operating at 50-60% capacity.
Now down to 149 active cases. (and 17 hospitalized)MGS said:
Down to 173 active cases in Collin County Looks like it peaked (226 cases) there on Apr 9th.
No kidding. New study just came out showing the records from 5,700 patients within one hospital system (housed most patients in the country so far throughout pandemic)...94% of the patients had "more than one disease other than COVID-19, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)."yukmonkey said:
149 cases is not news worthy unless it's Ebola. Next.
This is incorrect. All hospitals in North Texas report on bed usage for every unit, including ICU's daily. It was started as a means to track hospital capacity in the event of a mass casualty incident. This has been done for years.FTAco07 said:
While we're talking context nobody has any idea what the normal bed usage was for hospitals and ICUs pre-COVID. I would be surprised if the numbers shown in the mayor's updates aren't well below a normal occupancy. I can't imagine hospitals, or any business, consistently operating at 50-60% capacity.
Important to note that it seems the diseases most highlighted in the article are hypertension and obesity. Looking it up there are approximately 70 million Americans with hypertension and 70 million Americans who are obese (with some obvious overlap between the two groups).agcrock2005 said:No kidding. New study just came out showing the records from 5,700 patients within one hospital system (housed most patients in the country so far throughout pandemic)...94% of the patients had "more than one disease other than COVID-19, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)."yukmonkey said:
149 cases is not news worthy unless it's Ebola. Next.
Nearly all NY coronavirus patients suffered underlying health issue, study finds
So what are typical bed usage for north texas? Or where can someone find that info?gomerschlep said:This is incorrect. All hospitals in North Texas report on bed usage for every unit, including ICU's daily. It was started as a means to track hospital capacity in the event of a mass casualty incident. This has been done for years.FTAco07 said:
While we're talking context nobody has any idea what the normal bed usage was for hospitals and ICUs pre-COVID. I would be surprised if the numbers shown in the mayor's updates aren't well below a normal occupancy. I can't imagine hospitals, or any business, consistently operating at 50-60% capacity.
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Important to note that it seems the diseases most highlighted in the article are hypertension and obesity. Looking it up there are approximately 70 million Americans with hypertension and 70 million Americans who are obese (with some obvious overlap between the two groups).
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I dont think that is true at all. Correct me if I'm wrong but "underlying conditions" is a term of art that has a medical purpose. In the case of COVID "underlying conditions" generally include diabetes, heart disease, obesity, cancer and kidney disease. Being over 65 is also a high-risk "underlying condition."Proposition Joe said:
The point is that information doesnt tell us anything. "Victim had underlying conditions. Like most Americans."
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People of all ages with underlying medical conditions, particularly if not well controlled, including
- People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma
- People who have serious heart conditions
- People who are immunocompromised
- Many conditions can cause a person to be immunocompromised, including cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications.
- People with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 40 or higher)
- People with diabetes
- People with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis
- People with liver disease
tysker said:I dont think that is true at all. Correct me if I'm wrong but "underlying conditions" is a term of art that has a medical purpose. In the case of COVID "underlying conditions" generally include diabetes, heart disease, obesity, cancer and kidney disease. Being over 65 is also a high-risk "underlying condition."Proposition Joe said:
The point is that information doesnt tell us anything. "Victim had underlying conditions. Like most Americans."
That is not "like most Americans." Not even close.
Again from the CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/underlying-conditions.htmlQuote:
People of all ages with underlying medical conditions, particularly if not well controlled, including
- People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma
- People who have serious heart conditions
- People who are immunocompromised
- Many conditions can cause a person to be immunocompromised, including cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications.
- People with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 40 or higher)
- People with diabetes
- People with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis
- People with liver disease