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The expert explains that now patients are arriving little by little at the hospital and therefore it is easier to give each one of them adequate assistance. In the spring this was not possible
The new wave of Covid-19 infections is very different from the one in March. This was supported by Sergio Harari, director of the Pneumology Unit of the San Giuseppe Hospital in Milan, during an interview with Sky TG24. “In March we had a shock wave from very seriously ill patients. Today the wave is much more gradual: the number of patients arrives in a more distributed numerical way and we have the opportunity to attend to all, which in March was much more difficult ”, explains the pulmonologist. Speaking of declining ICU admissions and overall mortality, Harari says semi-intensive care has played and continues to play an important role in this regard. “We have learned to better manage patients, even if we do not have specific treatments for Sars-CoV-2. In addition, patients arrive earlier, so we can manage them more quickly, “he adds.
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As for a possible cure for Covid-19, Harari confirms that for now there is no specific one. “We only have one antiviral, remdesivir, which plays a certain role, but only in patients with specific characteristics. We are still a long way from having an effective antiviral treatment. We basically rely on heparin and cortisone ”. The expert underlines the importance of undergoing the influenza vaccine: “It will allow us to relieve the pressure that will be on the National Health Service and that we are already beginning to see these days.” “I believe that the medical and nursing staff will respond with the same sense of belonging and responsibility that they did in March. However, I think you cannot expect the impossible from staff who have already given so much. I believe that adequate staffing and structural resources should be allocated. In this sense, I believe that joining the ESM is essential to support the health sector at this difficult time ”, concludes Harari.
