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In line with national data, the number of suspected Covid patients arriving at St. Imre University Teaching Hospital has also decreased in recent days. However, this does not mean that the epidemic has ended. The government’s actions were not only due to the improvement of the epidemic’s health indicators, but also to the need to gradually start life and the economy. The deputy commander-in-chief of the national hospital, Róbert Bedros J., director general of St. Imre Hospital, told Origo that it is not yet possible to predict exactly what the consequences of the restart will be after May 4, but if the disciplined and responsible behavior of the population. We can win against the invisible enemy. It is encouraging that people have learned the basic rules of defense in the past few weeks and have understood the importance of that.
Has there been a change in the number of patients suspected of having Covid in the past few days?
In my opinion, it is encouraging that At St. Imre University Teaching Hospital, we are seeing a slight decrease in the number of suspected Covid patients arriving at the emergency department, which is also in synergy with national data. It is also gratifying that the number of healers is slowly increasing. About forty percent of coronavirus patients admitted to our hospital have already been cured. Additionally, we were able to remove several patients from a ventilator, but we also had a patient who was admitted to a life-threatening condition and who needed intensive treatment, but who was now able to leave the hospital cured. For us, true joy is always the departure of healed patients.
You are the first in the country to begin testing for SARS-VOC-2 IgG. What results have you brought so far?
International and national experience shows that most rapid antibody tests can be used only to a very limited extent or not at all to detect the presence or recovery of coronavirus infection. According to the results of the Hungarian examination carried out in the last days, the two different types of coronavirus rapid tests, which were unofficially delivered to Hungary en masse, can only detect 30% of the really positive cases. At the St. Imre University Teaching Hospital, the IgG test against SARS-VOC-2 first started in the country a few days ago and was approved by the American and European authorities. This is a test that confirms with a sensitivity of 100% and an accuracy of 99.5% if the examined subject has been previously infected with the COVID-19 virus. For the more than 577 employees we’ve examined so far, representing almost all of our staff, 38 have turned positive. Of these, four people tested positive for PCR, a test taken from a sample taken from the throat and nasopharynx. Seventeen workers tested negative for PCR, while the rest had not yet been tested on a throat and nasopharynx sample. This clearly justifies the existence of our strict health and safety measures introduced on time.
What about the results of other evaluations? I know that your institution performs a much higher number of tests than the national average.
Until May 7, we carried out a total of approximately 3,000 evaluations in our institution, which is outstanding among Hungarian healthcare institutions. That is very important information Almost 10 percent of the tests were positive. As of May 6, it is reported that we are currently treating 35 confirmed positive patients and 48 isolated patients at St. Imre Hospital.
Operational staff are placing increasing emphasis on evaluations. To what extent are tests useful to improve the epidemiological situation?
Assessments are essential. The more we filter, the more accurate is the image of the spread and territorial distribution of the virus among the population. And the effective, life-saving and responsible decisions necessary to defend ourselves can be made clearly if we know the exact morbidity data. Infectologists, doctors, law enforcement officers, economists, mathematicians, epidemiologists constantly work in the field of operating personnel, and you could even list the list. To model the course of the epidemic, an accurate and adequate amount of data is needed. the By analyzing the results of screening tests and other statistics, government decisions have been made to flatten the epidemic curve and hopefully protect the care system from overload caused by massive diseases.
Current government measures have been fueled not only by improving the health indicators of the epidemic, but also by the need to gradually start life and the economy. It is not yet possible to predict exactly what the expected consequences of a relaunch will be after May 4, but if the population continues to be disciplined and responsible, we can clearly save time and life against the invisible enemy. It is encouraging that people have mastered the basic rules of defense in the past few weeks and have understood the importance of this.
We have read that plasma from cured patients has been used to treat patients with severe coronavirus. Do you use such treatment?
Although plasma treatment is currently in an experimental stage, promising results are being seen. In Hungary, the University of Semmelweis and the Szent László Hospital can provide such treatment.
What treatments do you use?
We can now deal with complications effectively. Medications that have proven effective based on international experience are available, and we use them in the intensive care unit, of course. Since this coronavirus does not have a drug or a vaccine, control remains the most effective “antidote”. As in Hungary, attempts to find antidotes for the virus are already yielding promising results in many countries around the world, but we must continue to defend ourselves and increase medical care with the tools and therapies currently available until the final vaccine is released. We know more and more about the virus, the symptoms, the side effects caused by the virus, and the world’s leading research laboratories are working around the clock to use the knowledge we have so far to make effective treatment and vaccination. effective against this invisible enemy are available as soon as possible.
Are there any changes in the age and severity of infected patients?
In terms of national data, the age of COVID patients is in line with international statistics; there is no significant change in this. Forty percent of patients are over the age of 70 and those younger than 20 to 29 years are infected below four percent. Patients with serious conditions are from older patients. Of the patients admitted to the hospital, 26% developed severe symptoms and five percent were ventilated. This has been the case since the beginning of the epidemic, which means that there are no changes in these statistics either.
Are the correct number and quality of protective equipment available to healthcare workers?
On the basis of the Prime Minister’s decision, the inspection and registration of stocks necessary for the epidemiological care of hospitals and social institutions are carried out by hospital commanders and their logistics assistants. Based on the feedback received so far, working together works well, making the tools necessary for patient protection and care available everywhere.
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