China News Service, October 20. According to the South American Overseas Chinese News Network, Jose Fucillo, chairman of the Paraguayan Pulmonology Association, recently stated that research has found that after the cure of Paraguayan new coronary pneumonia, about 3 out of 10 people People are left with permanent lung damage.
According to reports, Fucillo said that in Paraguay, about 3 out of 10 severely cured patients with new coronary pneumonia left scars on their lungs. These scars may eventually develop into pulmonary fibrosis, leading to permanent decline in lung function. .
Fucillo also said that some severely ill patients with new coronary pneumonia will feel very tired or insomnia after they are cured. They cannot return to a normal life. Some patients may even become dependent on oxygen. After stopping oxygen, they will feel unable to Breathing can even fall into a spiritual crisis.
On the other hand, Fuciello revealed that in order to track and check patients cured with new coronary pneumonia, a clinic for patients with new coronary pneumonia is currently being established.
He said that after one week of recovery, patients with new coronary pneumonia should undergo a physical examination and a laboratory test for the new coronavirus; within one month of recovery, they should have a medical imaging examination; within two to three months of recovery, they should have another one. Laboratory tests and medical imaging tests for the new coronavirus, as well as lung function tests.
In addition, for patients cured of new coronary pneumonia, a one-year follow-up should be carried out to determine whether the patient has heart disease, neurological disease or lung disease after recovery.