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Infectious diseases doctor Adrian Marinescu, from the Matei Balș Institute, says that when it comes to intensive care units that treat patients with SARS-CoV-2, things are complicated, because the devices work at maximum capacity and are not calibrated for flows. so big.
Infectious disease doctor Adrian Marinescu, from the Matei Balș Institute, says that when it comes to intensive care units that treat patients with SARS-CoV-2, things are complicated, because the devices work at maximum capacity and are not calibrated for flows. so big.
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“When we talk about intensive care units dealing with patients with sars cov 2 infections, things are more than complicated. They work to the maximum capacity, the doctors treat patients with critical forms, with an unpredictable evolution. They have to wear special suits, they stay dressed for a long time like this, the situation is very complicated. They are good weeks, that does not mean that at the beginning of the pandemic there were no patients, ”says Dr. Adrian Marinescu, from the Matei Balş Institute.
Since March and especially since April, intensive therapies have worked more than intensely, but, says Dr. Marinescu, in recent weeks it has been more than that.
“What is happening in recent weeks is more than that. We have reached the point where not clearing a vacancy for days and days it is clear that it is a complicated situation and not only in Matei Balş, this happens with all the intensive therapies that deal with Covid 19. They always have been before the pandemic these oxygen facilities were used in intensive care. It was clear that any source of flame had a very high risk of explosion. Also, the pandemic overload for these oxygen facilities it happens very frequently. They were not calibrated for such high flow rates, and in SARS-CoV-2 infection the patient has a very high need for oxygen, “added the doctor.
Dr. Adrian Marinescu says that this risk is also found in normal rooms and even higher in intensive care rooms. The facilities must be constantly monitored.
“Unfortunately, most hospitalized patients are in serious condition and need oxygen. There are solutions, these facilities must be constantly monitored, they must be technically monitored, they must be calibrated in such a way that they are not operating at their maximum capacity. This means that interventions often have to be made to meet the needs of the pandemic. That’s what we did at Matei Balş Institute. There is also a company that deals with this, but the institute also monitors these things at clear intervals. There is an accreditation that involves , among other points, this aspect, for which a careful monitoring is done because oxygen installations represent a high risk of causing an explosion, this is well known ”, added the doctor.
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