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How First Cardiology Consultants Treat Covid-19 Patients In Lagos by TheophilusA: 9:23pm On Aug 08, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that scientists have never seen before. The number of people infected and killed by the disease has continued to change every day. In Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, as of the 7th of August 2020, 45687 cases have been confirmed, 32637 cases have been discharged and 936 deaths have been recorded. First Cardiology Consultants in Ikoyi, Lagos has become the hospital of choice for Nigeria’s high and mighty seeking Covid-19 treatment.

How is First Cardiology Consultants managing COVID-19 treatment? Below is a statement on the hospital’s website published in April 2020 on how patients are being treated:

We can confirm that we have been approved for COVID-19 ICU care. We have been getting ready for this for over 3 months when we saw what was happening elsewhere. We decided early to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. So we embarked on some construction work to make it safe for our staff and patients with workflow redesign, installation of air filtration/purification systems etc. There was a lot of IPC training ( Infection Prevention Control) for all our staff. It is very important that our staff and patients are always protected. In the U.K., there are 6 patients to one nurse and probably one doctor to about 20.

We have 1 nurse per patient, one mid-level doctor for a max of 3 patients 3 senior consultants for a 5 bed ICU. It is rather complicated to have an ICU outside the hospital setting. It is not just ventilators. Once you are on a ventilator it means you are on life support the management of which is very complicated and takes years of training. The 5-10% of cases that require regular ICU care are some of the most complicated patients most of us will ever see. It is not just the lungs.

It causes multi-system damage that requires multiple specialists. (Critical care, pulmonary, cardiology, nephrology, radiology). There are daily updates from around the world from all the specialists taking care of these patients. We have set up telemedicine in the ICU so the number of people in the ICU is kept to the barest minimum, that way we reduce exposure to the clinical personnel. It is also used to communicate and share ideas with our colleagues around the world.

More importantly, the COVID-19 ICU that is exclusively reserved for critically ill patients is separated from the rest of the hospital. Any patient who is admitted into the ICU will enter directly through a separate entrance without any contact with the rest of the hospital. The rest of the hospital is in addition, further protected by screening all patients before entry. And if there is any suspicion at all, the patients are sent to IDH to be tested. All staff are screened at least twice daily. As always, we hope for the best but prepare for the worst.”

https://enewsnigeria.com/how-first-cardiology-consultants-treat-covid-19-patients-in-lagos/

Re: How First Cardiology Consultants Treat Covid-19 Patients In Lagos by rottennaija(m): 9:29pm On Aug 08, 2020
They have not really said anything related to treatment of Covid-19 patients but they have spoken how management of the hospital, staff training, preventive methods, upgrade and update of facilities, collaboration etc. Nothing really on treatments. Nothing.
Re: How First Cardiology Consultants Treat Covid-19 Patients In Lagos by darocha1: 9:53pm On Aug 08, 2020
The write-up only detail their mode of operation and things put in place for admitting patients.
It has not touched on the heading "HOW FIRST CARDIO TREATS...."
Re: How First Cardiology Consultants Treat Covid-19 Patients In Lagos by astonished: 7:07am On Aug 09, 2020
I can bet it, all they claim to to die covid-19 iin that hospital is a big lie.
it's not today they tag every death & sickness to covid-19,

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