Chief Resuscitationist: Not all COVID-19 patients are placed in intensive care units

Intensive care units are the specialized units created to ensure the treatment and comprehensive control over severe patients from other units. These units are equipped with complex observation devices, according to Chief Resuscitationist of the Ministry of Health Israil Maharrambayli.

Report informs, citing the expert, that people have some fears regarding who are placed in intensive care units during COVID-19.

"Many people think that connection to a lung ventilator means the end. Artificial ventilation is ensured by wearing a mask on patients with less severe symptoms and connecting the oxygen balloon directly to the lungs in patients with severe symptoms. With these devices, the patients can get 100% oxygen.

"Not all patients infected with coronavirus are placed in intensive care units. As this disease affects airways directly, most patients in intensive care units are patients with respiratory problems. Our country and the entire world have no exact information about the form and intensiveness at which the COVID-19 virus develops. There are still no reliable statistical data regarding the source, the pathogenic direction, and treatment principles. Indeed, when people are infected, they develop symptoms typical of the virus. The immune system plays a critical role in recovery. Indeed, the weaker the immune system, the quicker the virus evolves," the expert said.

"Statistical analyses also show that most patients are brought to hospitals late. Patients, who undergo treatment at home for months, believing that it is just a cold, and do not consult a doctor, usually come to hospitals too late. The severity of the disease in patients with severe COVID-19 is assessed at the reception, and based on the medical judgment, a decision is made about whether to place the patient in an ordinary ward or in the intensive care unit," he concluded.