
The number of hospitalized patients increases again. According to the data of the monitoring report of the Ministry of Health, in the period January-August, the total number of hospitalized patients increased by 5% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Patients admitted to cardiac surgery increased by 28% year-on-year, and patients treated with cataracts (curtain of the eye) increased by 35%.
Doctor Ilir Allkja told "Monitor" that after the pandemic, heart complications are not absent even in those people who have survived Covid-19 with mild or no symptoms.
"Covid-19 was full of surprises from its beginnings, as it caused mild problems in the short term for some people, while for others serious long-term damage and even tragic complications.
In the first months of the pandemic in Tirana, many cases of myocardial infarction were registered in post-Covid 19 patients. This happened mostly, since they did not take care of blood coagulation factors.
We still do not know exactly what complications will occur further in the future. Studies around the world are finding heart and brain problems up to two years after being infected with Covid-19, even in people who had mild symptoms.
Long-term effects can include a host of pulmonary, cardiovascular, nervous system, mental health, and other symptoms. Research suggests that about 10% to 20% of patients affected by Covid-19 experience medium- or long-term problems.
In my routine, I have visited a lot of patients with heart problems, who before passing the Covid-19 infection did not have any problems.
In various articles in Europe and the US, it is written that about 48 to 52% are at risk of heart attack in the first year among survivors who have passed the infection of COVID-19 with moderate or severe symptoms", he asserted. .
Psychiatry admissions for January-August 2022 are 11% more than last year's 8-month period. Primary care psychiatrists have admitted that after the earthquake, the increase in patients with signs of anxiety and panic have increased in the country. With the emergence of the pandemic, the number of patients suffering from anxiety is increasing.
For this year, the number of breast cancer checks has also increased by 52% more than last year, and cervical cancer screenings are 6% higher than last year. 6% more than years is the number of patients treated with radiotherapy./monitor