Patients treated with hemodialysis in Hung Yen (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese and US experts and doctors on August 12
shared experience in treating patients with
amid the COVID-19 outbreaks, as most of the COVID-19 deaths in Vietnam are
related to this disease.
The video conference
was jointly held by the Health Ministry and the ese Embassy in the US,
with the participation of Deputy Health Minister Tran Van Thuan, Director of
the Health Ministry’s Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Luong
Ngoc Khue, leaders and heads of several central-level hospitals’ renal
departments, and US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.
Speaking at the event,
Thuan said statistics and scientific evidence show that in the world and in
Vietnam in particular, the elderly and those with chronic diseases, especially end-stage
chronic kidney failure, have been affected the most by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The implementation of the
social distancing and COVID-19 prevention and control measures has been a
challenge for kidney care services such as dialysis and peritoneal dialysis at
medical clinics, he added, adding that since July 25, Vietnam has recorded 38
patients who have been treated with hemodialysis for years and also
suffered other underlying and chronic diseases.
Foreign experts
advised Vietnam to conduct peritoneal dialysis at home to minimise the risk of
infection at hospitals.
Vietnam was also recommended
to consider using automatic peritoneal dialysis with remote prescription
function to treat patients with artificial kidneys, which is an effective
method the is applying./.
Source: VietnamPlus
