(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Video of Wuhan Doctor Connects with Dutch "Peers": Unconditional Sharing of Anti-epidemic Experience with the World
China News Service, Wuhan, March 16th (Reporter Yang Chengchen) Members of the New Coronary Pneumonia Outbreak Expert Group of the Western Hospital of Wuhan Union Medical College had a video connection with the heads of 14 medical institutions in the Netherlands on the 16th to discuss the issues related to the outbreak.
ICU (Intensive Care Unit) treatment of patients, the probability of false negatives in nucleic acid testing, duration of infection, medical treatment in the case of medical supplies shortage, the impact of new crown virus on pregnant women and newborns, hospital identification methods ... the other end of the video, 5 The questions raised by the doctors covered all aspects.
The Netherlands' National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) released information on the 15th that the country's cumulative number of confirmed cases has reached 1,000 to 1135 and 20 have died. According to some media reports, not all patients with mild conditions in the Netherlands are currently tested, and the actual number of infections is higher.
In the opinion of Wang Hongbo, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Wuhan Xiehe Hospital, based on the content of the communication, it is speculated that the Dutch "peer" has a rough understanding of new coronary pneumonia. The country is likely to face huge challenges, which is why they are seeking help.
"You can see that you all wear masks, we don't have masks." The video connection started, and the Dutch doctor first mentioned the shortage of materials and staff in his hospital. Wang Hongbo said, "They are now a bit like what happened in Wuhan at the beginning of the epidemic."
As the general coordinator of the Western Hospital District after it became the designated hospital, Wang Hongbo introduced that the hospital has admitted more than 1,600 patients and has cured nearly 800 people. At present, a large number of patients are recovering. "Especially our experience in critical illness, they are very interested." He also admitted that different countries have different national conditions, and whether European countries can achieve results in a short period of time like China remains to be seen.
Wang Hongbo and Jin Yang, deputy director of Wuhan Union Medical College Hospital, mentioned in a question and answer that according to current experience, antiviral drugs and traditional Chinese medicine combined with traditional Chinese and western medicine have the best effect, and the earlier the intervention is, the better the effect is; there is no evidence to show that it improves immunity. The drug can effectively fight against the new crown virus, and the protection work is the most important means for medical care to protect itself; the Western Hospital has admitted a total of 24 pregnant women, currently no neonatal disease; when identifying patients, CT and nucleic acid testing need to be observed in combination.
At the end of the connection, the Dutch doctor thanked the Chinese experts. They also said that many local hospitals needed similar help and hoped that the Wuhan expert group could also provide follow-up technical support.
Wang Hongbo said that the Chinese government has translated the new pneumonia diagnosis and treatment plan into other languages. "Medical knows no borders, and our technical support, experience and lessons are unconditionally open and shared with the world." The follow-up communication between Wuhan Xiehe Hospital Expert Group and Dutch medical institutions will continue. (Finish)