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Excess COVID-19 deaths in overwhelmed Israeli hospitals – News-Medical.Net
Researchers in Israel have conducted a study showing that increased hospital load due to rising coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases resulted in higher COVID-19-related…
Researchers in Israel have conducted a study showing that increased hospital load due to rising coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases resulted in higher COVID-19-related mortality, despite hospitals not exceeding their defined threshold for meeting patients’ treatment needs.
The team attributes the increased mortality rate to the rapid influx of new cases over short time periods leaving healthcare systems overwhelmed and under-resourced.
Malka Gorfine and colleagues found that even when patient…
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