John Prine

[mark]

Day 11 being on a ventilator.

How long do COVID-19 patients "typically" stay on one?

[George K]

@mark I've heard two weeks.

That's remarkably long. After 5-7 days you start to see the complications of having an endotracheal tube.

Most post-surgical patients need ventilation for about 3-5 days. The fact that these patients need ventilation for so much longer is one of the causes of the "crunch."

[mark]

Dead at age 73

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9346434/john-prine-dead-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR0IInqIQw1rYph_ZpyiE8YcVTrYCeF7fMQkGeIvpZOy_MdV9ZOaoAgFHbA

[Aqua Letifer]

Fuck.

[George K]

Sad.

[Mik]

Damn.

[jon-nyc]

Read the whole article. Quite a life.