Because he weighed 556 pounds, he was too obese. Mr. Zhou, a 26-year-old boy in Wuhan, developed various life-threatening symptoms such as heart failure and respiratory dysfunction. After joint treatment by the emergency department of Wuhan University Central South Hospital and ICU, he escaped from danger on June 11 and was transferred from the ICU ward to the general ward.
Mr. Zhou has been fatter than his peers when he was young. During the epidemic, his home for 5 months soared by more than 200 pounds. 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. 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.
Li Zhen, deputy director of the Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Center of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, introduced that Mr. Zhou's obesity is caused by genetic factors and unhealthy lifestyles. There is currently no particularly effective treatment method, and weight loss can only be achieved through stomach reduction surgery. . Otherwise, excessive weight will continue to threaten Mr. Zhou's life.
Li Zhen 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.
Correspondent Zou Hao correspondent Li Han
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]