Where is the last place to recover after getting COVID-19?

Where did the patients diagnosed with COVID-19 go after being cured and discharged from hospital this time? What other treatments are needed?

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2021-12-30 18:57 Official account of Shaanxi Legal Network, local information creator

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On December 29, four patients with local confirmed cases of the current COVID-19 epidemic in Xi'an were cured and discharged from the hospital and entered the recovery observation period. Where did they go after they were cured and discharged? What kind of rehabilitation treatment will be required in the future?

Admitted to a designated hospital for 14 days of rehabilitation treatment

The reporter learned that the first four cured patients discharged from the hospital have been admitted to Xi'an Qinhuang Hospital in Lintong District and will undergo a 14-day rehabilitation treatment. Tian's full-process management of medical isolation observation, health monitoring, rehabilitation treatment, etc., to promote his comprehensive recovery.

On December 25, the Xi'an Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters determined Xi'an Qinhuang Hospital as the only designated hospital for the recovery of patients cured of COVID-19 to receive patients cured of COVID-19. When the news came, everyone in the hospital petitioned for war, and each petition was covered with red handprints. Someone left breakfast for his father when he went out, and left a message after arriving at the hospital, "Dad, others call us angels in white. The epidemic is an order, and the epidemic is a responsibility. I took the initiative to fight on the front line. I am ashamed that I cannot take care of you during this special period." Some children are still young. , the head nurse suggested careful consideration, but still said that she had settled down with her family and could devote herself to work... "I would like to fight on the front line" flooded the screen in the hospital work group.

(The hospital prepared for three days to create a warm rehabilitation treatment environment)

Soon, Xi'an Qinhuang Hospital established a rehabilitation treatment team, a psychological service team, an emergency rescue team, and a security team. The coordination group started preparation work. The hospital has established 14 comprehensive rehabilitation wards, recruited more than 260 medical staff, set up 375 beds, purchased more than 830 kinds of medicines urgently, and purchased more than 80 life support equipment such as ventilators, defibrillation monitors, and infusion workstations. (pieces), more than 30,000 sets of protective equipment, and tens of thousands of disinfection supplies. The hospital carried out professional training, comprehensively sterilized wards, improved ward settings and process transformation, set up areas strictly in accordance with the infection wards, built enclosures, completed the transformation of independent campuses of designated rehabilitation hospitals, and achieved complete physical isolation of people and logistics, and fully closed management . After the transformation was completed, the hospital also practiced how medical staff entered the ward from the hospital door, put on protective clothing, admitted patients to the ward, nursing staff handed over treatment items, entered the ward for treatment, doctors made rounds, CT examinations, transported test specimens, and took off protective clothing. Wait for various procedures to ensure nothing goes wrong. By 20:00 on the evening of December 27, preparations were fully completed.

Multi-pronged measures to ensure patients’ physical and mental health

On the afternoon of the 29th, the hospital officially accepted cured patients. Zhang Shanhong, director of the Comprehensive Second Ward of Xi'an Qinhuang Hospital, said that the patient's current physical condition is stable. "New coronavirus pneumonia patients have undergone standardized treatment. Although they have reached the standard of being cured and discharged, from the perspective of rehabilitation and psychology, further health status monitoring and care are needed." Zhang Shanhong said that after admission, the hospital will strictly control the health of cured patients. Monitor and conduct regular nucleic acid and antibody tests in accordance with relevant regulations, such as pulmonary function rehabilitation training, corresponding treatment of primary basic diseases, psychological comfort and conditioning, appropriate exercise, physical fitness, and immunity.

(Formally accepting cured patients and providing personalized services to cured patients)

Zhang Shanhong said that after patients with new coronary pneumonia are clinically cured, they often still have problems with breathing, appetite, sleep, psychology, etc. The remaining problems may also be aggravated or affected by the original underlying disease. Therefore, after the cured patient enters the recovery period, the hospital will adopt a personalized treatment plan. That is to say, personalized rehabilitation treatment is determined after comprehensive evaluation based on the overall condition of each patient's illness, such as symptoms at onset, treatment plan, length of recovery, past underlying diseases, and patient's daily living ability, etc. plan. Specific methods include stress reduction counseling and sleep induction by psychologists; dietary adjustments recommended by nutritionists and health managers; various fitness and strength exercises for doctor-patient interaction; nurses taking children and patients to play games together...Through these reduction measures, Stress and relax activities to promote patient recovery.

The hospital also arranges experts and rehabilitation therapists from the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine to provide professional rehabilitation training and guidance, such as cultural and sports training, aerobic training, barotherapy and exercise therapy, etc., to promote the early recovery of cardiopulmonary function.

In addition, traditional Chinese medicine has accumulated rich clinical experience in preventing and treating such diseases. Many classic prescriptions, proven prescriptions, compound prescriptions, and single-prescription granules have significant advantages in improving the body's immunity and restoring physical fitness. The hospital stated that it will also treat based on syndrome differentiation. A multi-pronged approach accelerates the recovery of cured patients.

(Qinhuang Hospital medical and nursing staff are providing services to cured patients in an orderly manner)

Reasonable meals are also very important for cured patients. In terms of catering services, the hospital conducts three meals a day. Nutritional combination and dietary therapy such as medicated porridge are given. In daily life, we provide free thermos bottles, toiletries, etc. to the cured patients, and try our best to take care of their daily lives and meet their individual needs. Zhang Shanhong said that the physical and mental health of the patients must be ensured so that they can integrate into society more quickly after the recovery period.

Source: Xi'an Evening News

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