The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University successfully treated a 93-year-old Hong Kong patient with COVID-19

The 93-year-old Hong Kong lady was infected with the Omicron variant, accompanied by a variety of underlying diseases, and her condition was critical for several times… After more than a month of treatment, on April 6, the 93-year-old mother-in-law Cai passed away He recovered and was discharged from the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.

It is reported that on February 27 this year, Granny Cai was diagnosed with a new crown virus infection during the quarantine period after entering Zhuhai from Hong Kong via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. At the beginning of admission, he was seriously ill and suffered from a variety of senile chronic multi-organ diseases.

The deputy director of the hospital’s infectious disease prevention and control center, Huang Mingxing, introduced that the patient suffered from chronic renal failure, heart disease, sleep apnea syndrome and other diseases, and his condition was complex and changeable. In response to this situation, the hospital immediately Expert consultation was organized, and individualized diagnosis and treatment plans were formulated according to different situations.

During the hospitalization, Granny Cai’s condition repeated and worsened several times. The hospital organized a multidisciplinary team to discuss regularly and flexibly adjust the treatment plan in time. Over the difficulties, the condition is stable. On April 6, according to my country’s New Coronary Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Program (Trial Version 9), she met the discharge requirements, and she recovered and was discharged from the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.

Li Zhonghe, the vice president of the hospital, said that the patient was infected with the new crown Omicron variant. He was old, severely ill, and accompanied by a variety of underlying diseases. His condition worsened for a while. bigger challenge. The hospital gives full play to the advantages of multi-disciplinary diagnosis and treatment, specially sets up a multi-disciplinary treatment team, formulates a personalized diagnosis and treatment plan, organizes experts to discuss the patient’s condition every day, and at the same time, according to the patient’s nutritional status, psychological condition, etc., provide nutritional support treatment and psychological intervention measures, and establish Nursing staff in a dedicated class closely monitor vital signs 24 hours a day to ensure that patients are physically and mentally healthy and can be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible.

For this reason, the patients and their relatives were very moved and sent WeChat messages to the medical staff several times: “Thank you for meeting you in this dangerous virus infection. Whether you are a doctor or a nurse, your professionalism, care, attentiveness and enthusiasm have impressed us all. I feel more at ease, thank the motherland for its strength, and thank the motherland for having you.” (China Daily Guangdong reporter station)