1.Strategies for general surgery related issues in the treatment of critically ill patients diagnosed with COVID-19
Jing LU ; Shuo LI ; Chun ZHANG ; Ting LIN ; Yuhui ZHOU ; Qiong WANG ; Litao GUO ; Dan LI ; Qinle GUO ; Fude LIU ; Jingyu LU ; Xiaojian WANG ; Tongpu WANG ; Jin HAN ; Hongping DENG ; Qindong SHI ; Lin FAN
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2020;19(4):352-355
In order to improve the cure rate of critically ill patients in Wuhan epidemic area and reduce the fatality rate, the state have dispatched medical staffs from the whole country to support Wuhan and treat critically ill patients in dedicated facilities. A medical team from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, consisting of 133 medical staffs major in critical care medicine, respiralogy, infection, cardiology, and general surgery, entirely took over the critical care unit of the East Hospital of the Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, and formed a multidisciplinary collaboration team with local medical staffs to treat patients together. Up to March 13th in 2020, the author′s medical team has admitted a total of 109 patients, of which 48 had been discharged up on recovery. Critically ill patients with Corona Virus Disease 2019 mainly have elder age, comorbidities, complicated conditions, and difficult diagnosis and treatment. The author and the author′s team combined with clinical practice, share experience and strategies of general surgery related issues in the treatment of critically ill patients, providing reference for collegues in general surgery.
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