https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/lu-due112520.php
News Release 25-Nov-2020
Lancaster University
The lives of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 are being saved by doctors who are using an existing medical treatment at an earlier stage.
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He said: "We show that Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in the first days of hospitalisation seems to save between 10% to 20% of patients. However it is important to underline that this was a pilot study with a small sample size, although comforting evidence is starting to emerge elsewhere."
According to NHS England, 96% of people who died with Covid had at least one serious health condition and the majority are over the age of 80.
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