💥💥Applications and advantages of lung ultrasound in the treatment of Covid-19💥💥
Currently, the Covid epidemic situation is becoming more and more complicated. Many people have fever, cough and respiratory diseases. To determine the patient’s condition, doctors will conduct an investigation of epidemiological history, underlying diseases, examination such as listening to the heart, lungs, doing tests, taking X-rays or chest CT scans…
When first contacting a patient, medical facilities cannot determine whether the patient is infected with Covid-19 or not. Therefore, the use of devices such as stethoscopes and X-ray devices for examination can accidentally touch the patient’s eyes and mouth. In addition, the stethoscope must be attached directly to the doctor’s ear, which increases the risk of Covid-19 infection compared to other examination devices.
For chest X-rays, patients must move from the hospital room to the X-ray room. This can spread pathogens to medical staff (from doctors to nurses, X-ray technicians) and other patients, putting them at higher risk of Covid-19 infection.
Professor Chung, Samsung medical center, Seoul, Korea. An expert in the field of ICU intensive care at the hospital shared: “A 75-year-old female patient was confirmed to have Covid-19, showing ground-glass opacities on chest X-ray (GGO). The ultrasound image supported and detected thickened pleura and B-lines in both the Lower and Upper Lobes of the lungs.”
👉Advantages of lung ultrasound during the Covid-19 epidemic season
Easy for patients at bedside, emergency room, mock hospital. Can be repeated many times. Patients will not be exposed to radiation like X-ray method. Low cost. About 95% of cases of lung examination with conventional stethoscope cannot detect lung consolidation in the size range of less than 30mm. These abnormalities are often seen in the early stages of pneumonia, while lung ultrasound can determine. In the context of the Covid-19 epidemic, lung ultrasound examination is very suitable.
👉The HM70 Evo ultrasound machine from Samsung, made in Korea, will be the solution, the device can do these things and the HM70 Evo ultrasound machine is currently exclusively distributed in Vietnam by Phuong Nam Medical Equipment Company with a team of professional staff who will install and carefully instruct on how to use the machine.
👉Applications of ultrasound method
Monitoring patients undergoing pulmonary treatment. Monitoring patients on ventilators or weaning from ventilators. Useful tool for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
After the ultrasound is completed, the ultrasound device is transferred to a separate processing area, the probe and tablet are removed from the cover, the cover and infectious waste bag are discarded, and a soft cloth soaked in antiseptic solution is used to carefully disinfect.
During the Covid-19 outbreak, to limit infection, it is necessary to choose safe methods in the care and treatment of patients in hospitals. Therefore, lung ultrasound with strict infection control procedures is the method of choice with less risk of infection than using stethoscopes and X-rays in diagnosing and monitoring patient treatment.
