Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 25 (Reporter Zhang Manzi) Beijing New Coronary Pneumonia Critical Care Expert Group Leader and Beijing Tiantan Hospital Vice President Zhou Jianxin held a press conference on the prevention and control of new coronavirus pneumonia in Beijing on the 25th Introduced above, the medical security group of the Beijing epidemic prevention and control leading group has added a critical care group since February to carry out active and effective treatment for critical patients, continuously improving the cure rate and reducing the mortality rate.
In order to increase the cure rate and reduce the mortality rate as much as possible, relevant departments in Beijing coordinated the deployment of medical materials, medical equipment and expert resources to actively carry out rescue work. Zhou Jianxin introduced that from February 15th, based on the previously established medical treatment expert group, the Beijing Municipal Health and Medical Commission and the Medical Management Center have specially established a critical illness composed of experts in critical medicine, extracorporeal circulation, traditional Chinese medicine, nursing, etc. The treatment expert team selected senior doctors, respiratory therapists, cardiopulmonary bypass and nurses from the Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing Anzhen Hospital and Beijing Tsinghua Changgeng Hospital to form a team of 21 people and stationed in Beijing You Department of Critical Medicine, An Hospital; organized 14 experienced nurses from 7 municipal hospitals to support the Department of Critical Medicine of Beijing Ditan Hospital.
In the treatment of critically ill patients, the intensive care team insisted on daily consultations for critically ill patients, formulated standardized procedures for the treatment of tracheal intubation, prone position ventilation, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, for each critically ill patient. "One person, one policy" individualized treatment plan, and at the same time establish a daily screening system to screen patients' important indicators such as body temperature, breathing, oxygen, and index, and timely warning of potential risks and early intervention.
Zhang Zhiyun, director of the Nursing Department of Beijing Ditan Hospital, introduced that in order to give full play to the synergy of medical care and nursing, especially for the close monitoring and overall care of critically ill patients, Beijing has established an expert group composed of multiple critical care experts from 5 hospitals. Guide the nursing of critically ill patients in the form of video consultation; organize 26 professional nurses with strong technical ability and rich experience in critical care in more than 10 hospitals to support the intensive care department of the designated hospital. The bed-to-care ratio is 1: 2.5 Raise to 1: 5; make sure to implement “one person, one policy” dedicated care for critically ill patients, and balance the manpower allocation of each class to improve the treatment rate of critically ill patients.