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Koronaviruset has characterized the country in just over a month, but there is no reason to believe the population sykdomsbilde is different than before the virus occurred.
Therefore it creates a great concern when it now is a significant decline in pasienthenvendelser in a number of areas.
– We see as much as a 25 per cent reduction in the number of inquiries, whether it relates to elektivt or acute occurring illness. It seems we are scary to think about, ” says managing director at Oslo university hospital (OUS), Bjørn Atle Bjørnebeth, to NTB.
CONCERNED: Consultant Anette Storstein is smiling over the development of the number of hospitalised stroke patients.
Photo: Hjernerådet
Particularly serious is the fact that stroke patients do not seek medical help. The chief physician at the neurological department of Haukeland university hospital and chairman of the board of Hjernerådet, Anette Storstein, you can tell about a dramatic development.
the Slowdown has been so great that up to 50 per cent at the start of the koronapandemien, according to the numbers that our hjerneslagpasient-material shows, ” says Storstein to NRK.
She adds that there probably are some more that have come in the last week.
Afraid of the norwegians with stroke are at home
Storstein says Haukeland not alone to notice that she speaks of as a “very serious decline” since the covid-19 came to the country, and that the negative trend is in line with that seen at other Norwegian hospitals.
This also confirms the division of the section of stroke of the OUS, Anne Marie Dahl, to NTB.
We are experiencing a noticeable decline, both of the patients with infarkter and TIA patients. I’m afraid that it now sits some at home with stroke.
TIA is referred to as “drip” and is a warning that a stroke may come. Storstein explains that there certainly are patients with TIA or minor stroke that allows be to get into now.
The same look internationally, ” she says, and draws back Italy as a skrekkeksempel. Last week wrote Storstein a blog post about the development of Today’s Medicine.
Think people have changed helseatferd
Why the number of hospitalized stroke patients at the most have been halved since the koronaviruset occurred, there is no documented explanation, but Storstein has a theory.
She think people have changed their helseatferd and that they are worried about taking contact with the health service.
– Either because they are concerned about infection or that they think that the health system surely has enough to do with those who are even sicker, ” says Storstein.
She points out that it is not dangerous to get on the hospital when there are strict smittevernregler there and koronapasienter and other patients are kept separate.
the Acting head of the health directorate in the ministry of Health, Svein Lie, parts overlegens concern. He suspects also that the koronafrykt can be a reason that people don’t seek medical attention, but do not think it is the whole explanation.
I’m quite sure that there is a part now that will have to wait longer than desirable because we have had to prioritize koronasaken. So, it is during difficult prioriteringssituasjoner so that now, at the same time that we must have attention on releasing it when it is possible, ” says Lie to NRK.
Storstein don’t think it’s about the capacity of the hospitals.
It is certainly not a capability issues. Both hospitals, fastlegene and legevaktene should always give priority to suspected stroke. Akuttbehandlingen should work exactly as before.
FEWER stroke patients: the symptoms of stroke, one should always call 113, but under koronapandemien have not all followed this advice.
Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB scanpi – Ring 113 by slagsymptomer
Now she urges anyone who gets the symptoms of stroke, even mild, about to call for help.
– There are still 113 applies, and chat-smile-the promise-the campaign is as relevant as always. In addition, it is important to take responsibility for each other, and be extra aware of the elderly in the risk group who often live alone, ” she says.
If you wait too long to get into the hospital, the consequences can be very serious.
We think that it is the brain cells are lost every minute one waits. And if you don’t come at all it may be you get a much larger stroke the next time, than you otherwise would have received.
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