美國公布重大醫療報告:(謝謝振興醫院院長魏崢轉寄及耐心解釋)
1)呼吸器不足,成為美國治療拯救COVID—19患者重大困難。
2)美國醫學中心發現,病人臉往上平躺時,血氧濃度不足,低於85時,需要使用呼吸器。
3)但若將病患身體翻轉,臉部朝下,呼吸系統功能大增,輔助氧氣,甚至可以達到血氧濃度98,即使感染病毒,在沒有呼吸器維生之下,存活率大增。
On Friday, Dr. Mangala Narasimhan received an urgent call. A man in his 40s with Covid-19 was in a dire situation, and her colleague wanted her to come the intensive care unit at Long Island Jewish Hospital to see if he needed to be put on life support.
Before I come over there, Narasimhan told the other doctor, try turning the patient over onto his stomach and see if that helps.
Narasimhan didn't need to go the ICU. The flip worked.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/health/coronavirus-prone-positioning/index.html