Why does Vietnam treat 16/16 patients with COVID-19?

Early detection of patients, good isolation and disease classification for timely treatment . are successes that help us treat 16/16 infected with SARS-CoV 2 virus.

Talking with the reporter, Assoc.Prof. Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of Administration of Medical Examination and Treatment (Ministry of Health), Deputy Head of Treatment Sub-Committee, National Steering Committee for prevention and control of acute respiratory infections Due to the new strain of corona virus (COVID-19), up to now, 15 out of 16 patients with COVID-19 have been discharged, even patients with many background diseases such as blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, cancer. Only 1 patient was being treated in Vinh Phuc, however, the test result 2 times recently was negative, the patient was also about to be discharged from the hospital.

Assoc.Prof. Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of Administration of Medical Services (Ministry of Health), Deputy Head of Treatment Sub-Committee, National Steering Committee for prevention and control of acute respiratory infections caused by new strains of corona virus .(Photo: VGP / Vu Khoa).

According to the leaders of the Ministry of Health, although there is no specific treatment drug, no preventive vaccine, we can say that we initially have an effective treatment regimen for COVID-19.

The protocol was updated and agreed at the Technical Council meeting with leading infectious professors. With this disease, we have guided treatment since the days before the Lunar New Year 2020.

'After treatment from each case in the recent past, we have also organized lessons learned to update the treatment regimen. For example, Chinese patients treated at Cho Ray hospital have many background and older diseases, even severe symptoms. From domestic experience, international experience, including China, we have identified, this case has a high risk of death, so it was promptly transferred patients to the Tropical Center of Market Hospital. Ray - where there are many good conditions for patients, '' said Luong Ngoc Khue.

Assoc.Prof. Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue also affirmed, it is the above experience that urges us to strictly implement the first principle of early detection of cases, timely treatment and especially minimizing death.

3-month-old patient was treated at Quang Ha General Clinic, Binh Xuyen District, Vinh Phuc Province.

Secondly , organizing isolation, this is a very important principle, if good isolation from the first stage such as welcoming patients to daily activities, it will effectively control the number of cases.

Thirdly , treatment must ensure the principle of ventilation, patients completely avoid room, air-conditioned areas because this is to create a favorable environment for the virus to grow, and regularly organize infection control. strictly, to avoid spreading the virus in hospitals.

Fourthly , all the symptoms of this disease are still mysterious because it is a new virus, but in principle, it is a virus so far there is no specific treatment, no vaccine for prevention, but mainly treating the symptoms of patients such as cough, fever, pneumonia, multi-organ failure . Therefore, all these options must be prepared, even the health sector has prepared to The highest judgment is dialysis machine, ventilator, electric syringe, monitor . always ready to treat patients if there is a case.

'The previous patients are very lucky because they do not have to use a ventilator or a dialysis machine but we are always in the ready position,' Mr. Luong Ngoc Khue emphasized.

The leaders of the Administration of Medical Examination and Treatment also shared that, in addition to the guidance on drug treatment, one of the extremely important issues in the treatment of infectious diseases is the control of bacterial infections and ventilation in the hospital area. , well organized to cut routes of infection in hospitals as well as in the community. In the coming time, the Ministry of Health will continue to provide training at health facilities on guidelines for treatment and infection control in the treatment of COVID-19 as well as other infectious diseases.

BSCKII Nguyen Trung Cap, Head of Emergency Department, Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases - who directly treated COVID-19 patients also shared, the number of cases and deaths in China and some high countries is due to crowded patients at the same time. In our country, fortunately, few patients should be prioritized for the best treatment. Therefore, people should not be subjective, but should follow the disease prevention recommendations of the Ministry of Health as well as the World Health Organization.

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