Are ventilators part of the problem or the solution for COVID-19 mortality?

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¹ Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
² Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
³ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.

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Karen Ka Yan Leung et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;56(8):2787-2788.

doi: 10.1002/ppul.25524. Epub 2021 Jun 10.

¹ Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
² Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
³ Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.

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Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area.
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