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The demand for lung CT examination in hospitals has surged, and some have been scheduled for 4 days
17:53, January 15, 2023 Author of Sina.com Health Times
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Health Times reporter Zhao Mengmeng
Recently, readers from Zhejiang Hangzhou, Guangdong Foshan, Guangdong Shenzhen, Anhui Huaibei and many other places told the Health Times that the queue for CT lung examination has been long recently.
Ms. Li from Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province told the Health Times reporter that she still had symptoms such as cough and chest tightness more than 10 days after the new crown antigen turned negative, and suspected that she had a lung infection. On January 13, I went to the Respiratory Department of a tertiary hospital in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The hospital helped to make an appointment for a lung CT examination, but due to the large number of appointments, it was already 4 days later.
"Currently the hospital's respiratory department is overcrowded. I have been queuing up for CT scans since 10:00 in the morning, and I have already reached 60 people. The only thing that makes me happy is that the CT room does not rest at noon." Zhang from Shenzhen, Guangdong Province on January 14 The woman told the Health Times reporter, "I didn't get the inspection report until 4 pm, and I waited for a total of 6 hours."
"For example, the peak period in Beijing has basically passed, and the number of people who come for CT examinations is gradually decreasing, but there are still more than before the liberalization. At most, it is four times the usual number. Many doctors are working overtime and constantly working." Zhonghua Radiology Professor Li Hongjun, leader of the Infectious Diseases Group of the Credit Society, chairman of the Infection and Inflammation Radiology Special Committee of the Chinese Research Hospital Association, and director of the Imaging Center and Radiology Department of Beijing You'an Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, said in an interview with the Health Times.
The Department of Radiology, Suixi County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huaibei, Anhui "continuously rotates". Public account map of Suixi County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
In some hospitals in other places, the volume of CT examinations has also increased significantly. Guihang Guiyang Hospital, located in Guiyang, Guizhou, announced on its official account on January 11 that within half a month, more than 13,000 CT scans were performed, with a maximum of 1,200 sites in a single day, tripling the number compared to the past. The official account of Suixi County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Huaibei, Anhui Province announced on January 12 that in the past week, the number of chest CT examinations and reports in the day and night shifts of the radiology department had increased by 4-6 times.
Li Hongjun reminded that after "Yangkang", only cough symptoms, no obvious dyspnea, etc., do not necessarily require chest CT, even if there is a little infection in the lungs, it will slowly heal itself. If dyspnea occurs, or blood oxygen saturation is lower than normal, especially for the elderly and those at risk of severe illness, it is still necessary to recommend a lung CT at this time.
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17:53, January 15, 2023 Author of Sina.com Health Times
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Health Times reporter Zhao Mengmeng
Recently, readers from Zhejiang Hangzhou, Guangdong Foshan, Guangdong Shenzhen, Anhui Huaibei and many other places told the Health Times that the queue for CT lung examination has been long recently.
Ms. Li from Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province told the Health Times reporter that she still had symptoms such as cough and chest tightness more than 10 days after the new crown antigen turned negative, and suspected that she had a lung infection. On January 13, I went to the Respiratory Department of a tertiary hospital in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The hospital helped to make an appointment for a lung CT examination, but due to the large number of appointments, it was already 4 days later.
"Currently the hospital's respiratory department is overcrowded. I have been queuing up for CT scans since 10:00 in the morning, and I have already reached 60 people. The only thing that makes me happy is that the CT room does not rest at noon." Zhang from Shenzhen, Guangdong Province on January 14 The woman told the Health Times reporter, "I didn't get the inspection report until 4 pm, and I waited for a total of 6 hours."
"For example, the peak period in Beijing has basically passed, and the number of people who come for CT examinations is gradually decreasing, but there are still more than before the liberalization. At most, it is four times the usual number. Many doctors are working overtime and constantly working." Zhonghua Radiology Professor Li Hongjun, leader of the Infectious Diseases Group of the Credit Society, chairman of the Infection and Inflammation Radiology Special Committee of the Chinese Research Hospital Association, and director of the Imaging Center and Radiology Department of Beijing You'an Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, said in an interview with the Health Times.
The Department of Radiology, Suixi County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huaibei, Anhui "continuously rotates". Public account map of Suixi County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
In some hospitals in other places, the volume of CT examinations has also increased significantly. Guihang Guiyang Hospital, located in Guiyang, Guizhou, announced on its official account on January 11 that within half a month, more than 13,000 CT scans were performed, with a maximum of 1,200 sites in a single day, tripling the number compared to the past. The official account of Suixi County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Huaibei, Anhui Province announced on January 12 that in the past week, the number of chest CT examinations and reports in the day and night shifts of the radiology department had increased by 4-6 times.
Li Hongjun reminded that after "Yangkang", only cough symptoms, no obvious dyspnea, etc., do not necessarily require chest CT, even if there is a little infection in the lungs, it will slowly heal itself. If dyspnea occurs, or blood oxygen saturation is lower than normal, especially for the elderly and those at risk of severe illness, it is still necessary to recommend a lung CT at this time.
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