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Post-Covid Syndrome in focus

2021-10-20T10:04:29.838Z


Murnau - The BG-Unfallklinik Murnau (UKM) is one of the big trauma centers in southern Bavaria. Doctors, nurses and therapists at the hospital not only care for the seriously injured, but also make them fit for everyday life again after their acute treatment. During the current pandemic, the spectrum in the in-house rehabilitation department is expanding to include patients who suffer from long-term effects months after surviving a corona infection. Keyword: Post and Long Covid Syndrome.


Murnau - The BG-Unfallklinik Murnau (UKM) is one of the big trauma centers in southern Bavaria. Doctors, nurses and therapists at the hospital not only care for the seriously injured, but also make them fit for everyday life again after their acute treatment. During the current pandemic, the spectrum in the in-house rehabilitation department is expanding to include patients who suffer from long-term effects months after surviving a corona infection. Keyword: Post and Long Covid Syndrome.

The Berufsgesnossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Murnau developed a special post / long Covid rehab program in conjunction with the other German BG clinics, which Dr. Andrea Fürst (Chief Physician of Neurology, Neurophysiology and Stroke Unit) presented to the public. Doctors speak of Long Covid Syndrome when patients four weeks later still suffer from exhaustion, concentration and memory disorders, headache and muscle pain, smell and taste disorders after a corona infection. Other signs may include a fast heartbeat, difficulty breathing, and chest pain. If these complaints do not subside after twelve weeks, there is talk of a post-Covid synsdrome. The numbers are shocking, reports Dr. Andrea Fürst:"At the end of June 2021 - according to Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek - around 350,000 post-Covid cases were registered in Germany." The doctors' experience shows that most post-Covid complaints heal on their own, but around 10 percent of those affected need more Rehabilitation. With the new post-Covid rehab program, the UKM is concentrating on the around 140,000 cases from the medical sector that have been reported to the professional associations as recognized occupational diseases; So on doctors, nurses and health professions. Dr. Andrea Fürst: “The need is enormous. In our house alone, the places for an extensive 'Post-Covid-Check' are booked up until the end of the year. "However, around 10 percent of those affected need further rehabilitation. With the new post-Covid rehab program, the UKM is concentrating on the around 140,000 cases from the medical sector that have been reported to the professional associations as recognized occupational diseases; So on doctors, nurses and health professions. Dr. Andrea Fürst: “The need is enormous. In our house alone, the places for an extensive 'Post-Covid-Check' are booked up until the end of the year. "However, around 10 percent of those affected need further rehabilitation. With the new post-Covid rehab program, the UKM is concentrating on the around 140,000 cases from the medical sector that have been reported to the professional associations as recognized occupational diseases; So on doctors, nurses and health professions. Dr. Andrea Fürst: “The need is enormous. In our house alone, the places for an extensive 'Post-Covid-Check' are booked up until the end of the year. "In our house alone, the places for an extensive 'Post-Covid-Check' are booked up until the end of the year. "In our house alone, the places for an extensive 'Post-Covid-Check' are booked up until the end of the year. "

The program is based on several pillars: During the post-Covid consultation, experts evaluate the patient's findings and formulate recommendations. These consultations result in invitations to outpatient post-Covid consultation hours, with the coordination of diagnostic and therapy plans.

The next step is the stationary Post-Covid-Check. Dr. Andrea Fürst says that these ten days at the UKM are very exhausting for the patients. The intensive tests last between 55 and 60 hours in total. The agenda includes examinations of the heart, lungs and blood vessels. This is followed by a two-day brain performance test, magnetic resonance imaging of the skull and, if necessary, other body parts, EEG examination, nerve fluid examination, performance tests by physiologists, occupational therapists, sports therapists, speech therapists. Examinations by a specialist in psychiatry or psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy conclude the program.

Once the diagnosis has been made, the post-Covid rehab begins;

Dr.

Andrea Fürst: “If the focus is on neurological symptoms, rehabilitation is carried out in our clinic.

There are specialists for respiratory problems at our BG sister clinic for occupational diseases in Bad Reichenhall.

We also work closely with cardiological and psychosomatic rehabilitation clinics. "

Most patients who suffer from post-Covid syndrome are between 45 and 60 years old, often after a relatively mild course of the infection.

Dr.

Andrea Fürst: “Many post-Covid patients come to us at the clinic with a psychological history;

after a breakup, or because they are burdened by bullying. ”Günter Bitala

Source: merkur

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