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Zhou JQ, Dong W, Xu HL, Cai YM, Sheng DH, Wu FY, Liu YK, Tang JJ, Lin WD, Huang LF, Lu SL. [Pay attention to the exposure risk of patients with chronic wounds on the way to hospital during coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic prevention and control]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi 2020; 36:469-471. [PMID: 32087622 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501120-20200218-00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Statistics show that 76.74% (4 688) of 6 109 patients with chronic wounds are over 50 years of age; the proportion of patients with underlying diseases in all age groups above 50 years ranges from 78.25% to 100.00%. Among the underlying diseases of chronic wound patients, the top four diseases are diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, and respiratory diseases. The above underlying diseases and ages of patients are the susceptibility factors of coronavirus disease 2019 released by National Health Commission of China. It is an unavoidable fact that the patients with chronic wounds have to go to the hospital for treatment prescribed by the physician. At the same time, we found that quite a few patients preferred going far afield in choosing hospital for treatment due to various reasons. During the prevention and control of coronavirus epidemic, this " go far afield" style of seeking medical treatment may increase the exposure risk during travelling. Accordingly, we convened 36 wound care clinics in different regions in Shanghai to implement the " Five Measures" encouraging the patients with chronic wounds to seek medical treatment nearby. The principle of this operation is that when seeking medical treatment, patients with chronic wounds should try their best to reduce the travel distance as much as possible to minimize the exposure risk during the epidemic period, which will in turn support the campaign of epidemic prevention and control.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Q Zhou
- Wound Repair Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Wound Repair Research Center, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Shanghai Wang Zhengguo Trauma Medical Development Foundation, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Anus & Intestine Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Wound Care Center, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- General Surgery Department, Shanghai Neuromedical Center, Shanghai 200331, China
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- Wound Repair Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Wound Repair Research Center, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Wound Repair Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Wound Repair Research Center, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Wound Repair Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Wound Repair Research Center, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Wound Repair Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Wound Repair Research Center, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Wound Repair Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Wound Repair Research Center, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Wound Repair Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Wound Repair Research Center, Shanghai 200025, China
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