Medical institution in Tokyo Corona The number of severely ill patients fills the bed ... The sense of crisis strengthens November 24, 19:27
As the number of severely ill patients with the new coronavirus continues to increase, some medical institutions in Tokyo have filled up their beds for the severely ill.
Since it takes manpower to treat critically ill patients, it will not be easy to increase the number of beds in the future, and medical personnel are becoming more vulnerable.
The Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo has secured 55 beds dedicated to the new coronavirus, of which 47 are moderate or less and 8 are severely ill requiring a ventilator or heart-lung machine = ECMO. It is intended for patients.
The number of hospitalized patients has increased since the beginning of this month, and 21 out of 47 beds are currently used for patients with moderate or lower illness.
And although there are 8 beds for critically ill patients, 7 beds are currently in use because treatment requires a certain amount of labor such as doctors and nurses.
The current situation is that all of them are filled up and we have no choice but to refuse further acceptance.
In response to the spread of the infection, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants to strengthen its medical care provision system with a view to doubling the number of beds for critically ill patients from 150 to 300.
However, at this hospital, considering the securing of staff such as nurses and medical treatment other than corona, it is said that it is best to maintain the current number of beds at this time.
The hospital has returned to the normal medical care system from June and is accepting many patients other than the new corona, and it is said that cancer surgery and emergency medical care cannot be stopped again.
Shinichi Uchida, director of Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, said, "For the first time since the second wave, all the prepared seriously ill beds have been filled up, and I feel urgency. Recently, even among severely ill patients, the symptoms are more severe and I cannot be discharged immediately. The number of people is increasing. The beds for critically ill patients do not just have to have beds, but trained staff must handle them, and medical equipment and space are also required, so there are 8 beds temporarily. It may be possible to increase the number of beds to 9, but it is difficult to continue to increase it. Other hospitals need to help with acceptance. "
The number of seriously ill people in Japan doubled this month to the highest ever
With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the number of seriously ill people in Japan has more than doubled this month.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of seriously ill people receiving treatment in ventilators and intensive care units was 331 as of the announcement on the 23rd, exceeding 328 as of April 30 of the first wave. It was the highest ever.
On the 24th, the number increased to 345.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato "Securing beds and improving the system"
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference in the afternoon, "The number of seriously ill people continues to increase, and the ratio to the number of beds accepted continues to rise, and we recognize that it is at a high level in some areas. Then, depending on the infection situation in the area, I would like you to proceed with securing beds according to the plan and strive to improve the medical care provision system. The government will continue to work closely with the local government to prevent the spread of infection in the local government. We will firmly support these efforts. "