China News Service, Shanghai, May 9 (Chen Jing Xuying) A 71-year-old critically ill patient with new coronary pneumonia with respiratory failure, septic shock combined with intestinal obstruction, was designated for new coronary treatment in the northern part of Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (Shanghai No. 9 Hospital). He was successfully treated in the ICU of the hospital and accelerated his recovery with the support of the integrated Chinese and Western medicine regimen.

The reporter learned on the 9th that the patient has been transferred to the general ward.

　　"In the ICU ward, the 71-year-old patient with multiple severe illnesses recovered quickly, largely thanks to Dai Wei, the leader of the first medical team in the ICU and deputy director of Wuhan First Hospital (Wuhan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine). The chief physician immediately determined the use of western medicine antibiotics combined with traditional Chinese medicine injections to clear heat and detoxify, and led the medical team composed of Wuhan First Hospital, Wuhan Fourth Hospital and Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital to give patients careful care. Treatment and careful nursing." Professor Xiong Weining, director of the intensive care unit of the designated hospital of Shanghai No. 9 Hospital and director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of the No. 9 Hospital, said on the 9th.

　　Deputy Chief Physician Dai Wei introduced that late at night on April 27, the patient was urgently transferred to the ICU while wearing a tracheal intubation. He was in a light coma, his body was clammy and cold, the surrounding skin was very mottled, and the mean arterial pressure was lower than 50 mmg. The condition was very critical.

Prolonged low blood pressure, fast heart rate, and tidal breathing put the frail patient on the verge of failure.

At that time, experts diagnosed him as a critically ill patient with new coronavirus pneumonia, respiratory failure, septic shock combined with intestinal obstruction.

The medical staff on duty took the first steps to improve the patient's breathing and oxygenation, and the patient's condition began to improve.

Patients whose lives are on the line have been transferred to general wards.

Photo courtesy of Shanghai Ninth Hospital

　　Dai Wei said that during the treatment process, due to the clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal intestinal obstruction, the medical and nursing team adjusted the treatment plan in a timely manner. While performing gastric tube placement for the patient to continuously decompress the gastrointestinal tract, use traditional Chinese medicine to unblock the internal organs. Exhaust mixture, supplemented by acupoint massage, such as Pishu and Weishu points, can improve intestinal obstruction and promote gastrointestinal peristalsis.

　　According to reports, from April 18th to the 8th, the designated hospital for the treatment of the new crown in Shanghai No. 9 Hospital has received a total of 1,676 patients, and the utilization rate of traditional Chinese medicine has reached 100%.

At present, there are 644 patients in hospital and 372 people over 70 years old.

"Introduced by Wang Changqian, Vice President of Shanghai Ninth Academy.

　　Professor Xiong Weining said that there are many elderly patients in the designated hospitals. During the whole treatment process, the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Department of Pharmacy of Shanghai Ninth Hospital gave full cooperation and support.

During the course of treatment, the traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, according to the different conditions of the patients, applied "every person and all parties", and adjusted the administration method for some patients accordingly, such as changing from the traditional oral administration to sublingual "Lianhua Qingwen Granules". It not only relieves gastrointestinal reactions, but also maintains the efficacy of the drug to the greatest extent; for some children with asthma, according to the treatment principles of traditional Chinese medicine for winter diseases in summer, they are given patches to relieve discomfort; in addition, for some patients , the doctor also adopted the "mugwort hot water soaking foot soaking method" and other Chinese medicine auxiliary methods to speed up their recovery.

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