A day hospital for patients after severe COVID-19 will appear in the Minsk Center of Phthisiopulmonology

23.01.2022. A day hospital for patients after severe COVID-19 will be organized at the Minsk Clinical Center of Phthisiopulmonology, Chairman of the Health Committee of the Minsk City Executive Committee, chairman of the NGO "Belarusian Union of Women" Elena Bogdan said on the STV TV channel. "On the basis of our city center of phthisiopulmonology, we have started providing medical care to patients who have suffered a severe coronavirus infection. Based on the order of the health committee, it is possible to perform additional studies there, including computed tomography, in order to see what is in the lungs in dynamics. A day hospital will also be organized there to help these patients," Elena Bogdan said.

According to the chairman of the committee, patients who are long-term dependent on oxygen after COVID-19 are not ignored by doctors. "Sometimes there is a psychological dependence on oxygen, especially in those who have suffered from this disease quite severely. We will talk about those who objectively need it. We have created a department with 30 beds, where such patients are transferred for long-term follow-up, rehabilitation, physical therapy and, of course, oxygen therapy, where a person is gradually weaned from it," said Elena Bogdan.

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