speaks about the progress made in treating diseases, including aged-related ones, at a conference in HCM City (Photo: VNA)4.0 technologies to diagnose and treat ailments, helping improving healthcare,
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said.
Some of
them, such as , were presented at the 4th International
Conference of Geriatrics and Cardiology held on July 13 and 14 at Ho Chi Minh
City’s Thong Nhat Hospital.
Bedless,
virtual care hospitals were also discussed at the conference.
Son said
the conference would update doctors on the latest techniques in treating
age-related diseases, adding: “Vietnam will become one of the countries with an
ageing population by 2025. It will have to face aged-related diseases.”
Nguyen Duc
Cong, Director of the Thong Nhat Hospital, said research into the effectiveness
of new therapies for diseases like heart failure, diabetes, metabolic syndrome,
and others were presented at the conference.
“The
new, non-invasive shock wave therapy is effective for patients with chronic
ischemic heart disease who cannot be operated on,” he said, adding it is
being used at his hospital.
Le Bao
Huy of the hospital’s emergency department, said diagnostic testing had
progressed enormously, with tests being done near patients’ beds instead of at
laboratories to quickly provide diagnostic results.
“At
emergency departments, such rapid testing, following the 4-hour rule for
emergency care and putting patients first help reduce overcrowding and make
treatment more effective.”
Many
emergency departments are overloaded meaning patients need to wait, causing
their condition to worsen, according to Huy.
His
hospital admits many seniors for emergency treatment with chronic and severe
ailments, many brought late.
The
department staff face intense pressure to treat people during the golden hours.
The
department has seen an increase in the number of patients. It admits 130
patients daily, or 40-60 percent of all inpatients.-VNS/VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
