In an interview, the Swiss university doctor Nils Kucher criticized the previous procedure for Covid 19 diseases. The most common cause of death has been significantly underestimated so far.
- The current procedure for coronavirus * patients is not sufficient for the Swiss doctor Nils Kucher.
- Patients with a mild course are also affected by a current observation.
- Find out the most common cause of death from Covid-19 here .
The coronavirus * continues to spread all over the world because no suitable active ingredient has been found. In addition to the previously suspected cause of death from pneumonia , the findings are condensing that a completely different cause in the body leads to death in most patients .
Coronavirus: Swiss doctor Nils Kucher cites pulmonary embolism as the most common cause of death
The Swiss doctor Professor Nils Kucher works at the University Hospital Zurich and in an interview with welt.de criticized the Robert Koch Institute's approach and confirmed the most common cause of death from the corona virus .
For many patients, high fever and pneumonia are not the reason for the fatal course of the novel disease. Rather, pulmonary embolism was found in "dramatically many" autopsied patients .
Before a pulmonary embolism can lead to death, blood clots, also called thromboses , must form in the bloodstream. These blood clots * usually form in the leg veins, suddenly suddenly come off and are pumped through the heart into the lungs, where they then clog the thin blood vessels. The blockages then lead to shortness of breath, chest pain and, in the worst case, death.
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Corona virus treated incorrectly - No protection against thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
The Swiss doctor Nils Kucher explains in the welt.de interview the cause of the possibly fatal thrombosis . According to the latest findings, the corona virus would not only dock on the walls of the lungs , but also on most other organs of the body, such as the liver or the intestine . Here the viruses trigger inflammation and cause the organs' vessels to excrete blood-clotting substances in an overreaction. Blood clotting creates a dangerous thrombosis. According to new knowledge, observed coronavirus patients develop a particularly large number of these dangerous blood clots.
Nils Kucher therefore criticizes the current procedure for diagnosing coronavirus . After a smear, most patients would be self-quarantined back home without having examined the risk of thrombosis or pulmonary embolism . "People are sent home defenseless," said Kucher. Because currently only antipyretic agents are given to the patients, but no blood-thinning agents that prevent pulmonary embolism . "We think the vast majority of patients suddenly die at home."
A treating doctor points to the CT scan of the lungs of a patient infected with the coronavirus.
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Wrong recommendations for coronavirus treatment worldwide?
According to international guidelines, according to Nils Kucher, it is currently not recommended to prevent pulmonary embolism in the case of coronavirus infection with medication . Only in the hospitals did the patients now receive high-dose blood-thinning agents, which would not help the patients who were mainly treated at home.
According to Nils Kucher, side effects would rarely occur with this therapy. At the same time, it would mean great protection for many patients who otherwise have only mild coronavirus symptoms . Because even without a severe course, such as pneumonia, the virus could lead to many dangerous blood clots in the body.
However, in order to be able to obtain an official recommendation for this procedure, a study must first be submitted. A team led by the Swiss doctor has therefore been carrying out a coronavirus study on 1,000 patients since the end of April, which the researchers hope could soon provide clear evidence of such a therapy. For Nils Kucher , one thing is already certain: Patients must now be better tested for pulmonary embolism.
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