Topic: Kidney Failure

The discussion examines whether hospital protocols, specifically ventilators and Remdesivir, contributed to patient mortality. Dr. Amerling notes that 90% of patients placed on ventilators at his institution died, though he clarifies that kidney failure often preceded the use of Remdesivir. He also criticizes Governor Andrew Cuomo and other officials for ordering COVID-positive patients back into nursing homes during the height of the crisis.