China News Service, Wuhan, June 11 (Li Han): Because he weighed 556 pounds, he was too obese. Zhou, a 26-year-old Wuhan boy, developed heart-threatening and respiratory dysfunction symptoms. After joint treatment by the emergency department of Wuhan University Central South Hospital, ICU and other departments, he escaped from danger on the 11th and was transferred from the ICU ward to the general ward.
Mr. Zhou has been fatter than his peers when he was young. In recent years, he has visited many hospitals in Wuhan in hope of losing weight, but with little success. At the end of last year, he weighed more than 350 pounds with a height of 1.75 meters. During the epidemic, his home for 5 months soared more than 200 pounds. Due to his obesity, he could not lie on his back and could only sleep on a chair.
Mr. Zhou was admitted to hospital for treatment. Li Hanshe
At the end of May, Mr. Zhou, who had trouble sleeping, asked Li Zhen, deputy director of the Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Center of the Central South Hospital of Wuhan University. Li Zhen's door-to-door inspection revealed that Mr. Zhou was mentally exhausted. He gasped after two sentences and needed hospitalization.
After the nucleic acid test was negative, in the early morning of June 2, with the help of firefighters, Mr. Zhou arrived in the emergency center of Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital in a truck. Afterwards, four security guards and four medical staff jointly transferred Mr. Zhou to the ICU ward.
Mr. Zhou was admitted to hospital for treatment. Li Hanshe
According to reports, Mr. Zhou weighed 556 pounds when he first arrived, and found many life-threatening symptoms such as heart failure and respiratory dysfunction. After more than a week of symptomatic treatment, his condition was gradually controlled. On June 11, he was out of danger and transferred to the general ward of the Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Center.
Mr. Zhou was hospitalized. Li Hanshe
Li Zhen introduced that Mr. Zhou's obesity is caused by genetic factors and unhealthy lifestyle. At present, there is no particularly effective treatment method, and the goal of weight loss can only be achieved through stomach reduction surgery. Otherwise, excessive weight will continue to threaten Mr. Zhou's life.
"Mr. Zhou has too much fat in the body and poor cardiopulmonary function. At present, the risk of surgery is very high. I hope to adjust the diet and work schedule to reduce weight by more than 50 pounds in 2 months, so that the risk of surgery will be greatly reduced." Li Zhen He said that next, he will make a special weight loss plan for Mr. Zhou, while adjusting his physical condition, while reducing his weight as much as possible, and winning opportunities for stomach reduction surgery. (Finish)