Interviewed experts
Zhang Yingming: Director of Lung Lavage Center of Nanjing Chest Hospital, Chief Physician. He has been engaged in the clinical work of respiratory medicine for 20 years, specializing in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of thoracic tumors and occupational lung diseases, and focusing on the research of the clinical application of high-capacity whole lung lavage in pulmonary medicine and the research of thoracic tumor thermotherapy technology, and has been listed as the reserve personnel of the "industry and technology disciplinary leader" in Nanjing.
Lung lavage in addition to the treatment of some difficult diseases of the lungs patients, but also suitable for years and years of severe "old smoker". However, it must be reminded that smokers who want to find "clean" through lung cleaning must make up their minds to quit smoking before they can do so. Lung lavage center in Nanjing Chest Hospital, some smokers want to rely on the lungs to achieve health care purposes, will be persuaded by the doctor to go back, because the purpose of lung lavage is to cure the disease, not to promote the smokers' "morale".
So, can lung cleaning be considered a "health care technique"? Director Zhang Yingming emphasized that lung cleaning as a professional strong new medical technology, is a means of treatment of disease, never health care. This kind of medical equipment, first aid measures during the operation require a fairly "high standard" of lavage, but also can not be carried out in the street clinic. Simply for example, if the process of washing lungs, lavage fluid water temperature "not up to standard" or post-operative care measures are not in place, these seemingly small details, are very likely to let the patient "wake up".
Director Zhang introduced to reporters, large-capacity whole-lung lavage, although applicable to a wide range of diseases, but not everyone can do. When there is a complication of huge alveoli, severe emphysema, pulmonary heart disease, active tuberculosis, recent history of hemoptysis, pneumothorax; or suffering from cardiovascular disease, blood disease, or accompanied by liver, kidney, brain and other organic diseases; or trachea and main bronchial deformity, preventing the double-lumen bronchial intubation correctly in place, are all part of the crowd of people who are careful to do. In addition, even adaptable patients who can undergo high volume whole lung lavage should be examined in the hospital before the operation, and a specialized doctor should decide whether the patient can tolerate this operation.
According to the reporter's understanding, the cost of high-capacity whole-lung lavage surgery is about 5,000 to 7,000 yuan, and the patient needs to be hospitalized for observation, the time is about 2 to 3 weeks.