Prof. Eliyahu Sorkin, director of the Corona Department and Intensive Care at Maayan Hayeshua Hospital, spoke today (Wednesday) with Anat Davidov on her program on 103FM following the difficult situation in the hospitals and the workload on the Corona departments. Patients even reach levels seen in Europe. “This emotional or psychological stress is one of the reasons why the condition can deteriorate, see how much the mental condition affects the disease,” Sorkin explained.
How are you in all this mess? How do you cope with the terrible pressure you are facing, so to speak, beautifully?
“Standing well is a question mark. We have treated more than 1,300 patients in our institution. We work 24 hours a day. Young serious patients, pregnant women in a very difficult situation, if at a certain time everything seems fine, at that moment can reach a multi-systemic collapse. It is a terrible thing. this”.
The British and South African mutation of the corona virus, illustration (Photo: Reuters)
What ages are we talking about?
“In Corona intensive care we are at 150% occupancy, the average age is around 38. There were women aged 20, men aged 35-40 roof, just awful. There are pregnant women who come in the third trimester and must have an urgent caesarean section to save their lives. We have Four pregnant women in corona intensive care.I see an increase in morbidity among pregnant women, I do not remember anything like this.I have no explanation, no treatment for this disease, it does not work.It is complete uncertainty, when a doctor thinks he has the truth in medical theory it turned out not “You have tools to help people in need, but in this specific disease we do not have any kind of antibiotic against it.”
You are one of the seven institutions currently struggling for every penny. What is the condition of the hospital?
“Very bad, these treatments include this equipment is very expensive we take this financial burden. Each device costs in the region of 160 thousand shekels. This capital is on the shoulders of our institution. I am starting to feel like it was in Italy with the load in hospitals. We can not Prioritize between inpatients, but need cooperation with the HMOs for treatment to begin at home. Emotional or psychological stress in the face of the disease is one of the reasons why the condition can deteriorate. See how much the mental state of the person affects the disease. “When you put people like that in the house, it’s something completely different. It’s a war for everything.”