Breathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients

By PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2yxLPwy
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One-third of patients over age 65 die in the hospital after they are put on ventilators. Doctors are beginning to wonder if the procedure should be used so often.
Breathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients - By PAULA SPAN - at Health - Keyword: Emergency Medical Treatment, Hospitals, Elderly - From The New York Times - Published at June 22, 2018 at 07:00AM