Wearing a white coat, a doctor’s hat embroidered with the words “Party members govern Xiangdong”, and a pair of old cloth shoes, he walks with wind. The reporter’s first impression of Guan Xiangdong was that he was an amiable and capable man, which matched his nickname “Guan Ye” very well.
Having practiced medicine for more than 30 years, Guan Xiangdong has been on the front line of critical care medicine, leading the specialized research of critical care medicine in Zhongshan No. 1 Hospital from scratch, from weak to strong; joined the party 25 years ago Throughout the years, he has always been brave enough to be the person who carries the battle flag in the team, charging forward without hesitation.
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In 1991, after graduating with a master’s degree, Guan Xiangdong entered the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Zhongshan No. 1 Hospital and became one of China’s The first batch of ICU (intensive intensive care unit) doctors. At that time, critical care medicine in China had just started. Guan Xiangdong said with a smile: “At that time, the society and even some doctors in ordinary wards did not understand what ICU was.”
The newly established Department of Critical Care Medicine of Zhongshan No. 1 Hospital only had There were 8 ICU beds with limited equipment conditions and weak infrastructure. The ventilator was broken, so Guan Xiangdong took it apart and repaired it himself. “Since the 1990s, the country has gradually attached great importance to the development of critical care medicine, and I was fortunate to witness the development of critical care medicine.” Guan Xiangdong said.
Explore the establishment of a comprehensive management critical care center, integrate ICU wards of different clinical subspecialties into comprehensive plans, standardize clinical management, and take the lead in compiling the country’s first critical care medicine department construction and Management Guide… Guan Xiangdong leads the team to step by step build the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Sun Yat-sen Hospital into one of the critical care disciplines with the largest construction scale and influence in the country. In recent years, as the chairman of the Critical Care Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, he has led the national critical care research community and has been able to promote the development of critical care research in China.
What keeps him dedicated to critical care medicine? Guan Xiangdong shared one of his statistics with a reporter: before 1991, Zhongshan No. 1 Hospital had only 4 cardiology ICU beds, and the mortality rate for severe patients with organ failure in the general internal medicine department was over 90%; by 1994, With the establishment of the critical ICU, the success rate of treating critically ill patients in the general internal medicine department has reached more than 90%. “This is the value of critical care medicine. Critical care medicine is not only about treating illnesses, but also about saving lives.”
As a clinical expert, Guan XiangDong insists on ward rounds 2 to 3 times a week. “ICU is I see you (I see you), and we must keep track of changes in the patients we care about.” He proposed to build a “warm ICU” and required bedside doctors and Nurses take the initiative to contact the patient’s family once a day and communicate comprehensively with them. “Patients in the ICU are all discharged at the critical moment of their lives. They entrust their lives to us. We must treat them as family members and everything is centered around the patient.”
Ward rounds During diagnosis and treatment, in order to make patients feel more at ease, Guan Xiangdong always wears a doctor’s hat embroidered with the words “Party member Guan Xiangdong”. “Many patients know that you are a party member and will trust you more. I believe that you will treat me sincerely.” Think about them”
“When a crisis arises, I have to take the lead and rush out”
At the time of the interview, Guan Xiangdong had just returned to Guangdong for more than a month from supporting the front line of the epidemic in Shanghai. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, he has rushed to the frontline for help 13 times and fought in the epidemic area for a total of 333 days. Together with 7 other national experts, he has been affectionately called the “Eight Immortals of Severe Disease” by the media and netizens.
On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2020, Guan Xiangdong received a call from the National Health Commission, asking him to be on call at any time and come to Wuhan to support as a national expert on the medical treatment team. On the fifth day of the first lunar month, he was worried about the epidemic and finally received an official notification, “I can’t wait any longer, I want to go immediately!” Early the next morning, he got on the high-speed train bound for Wuhan and traveled alone.
“At that time, Jinyintan could be described as a ‘mountain of swords and sea of fire’.” As soon as he arrived in Wuhan, Guan Xiangdong immediately visited Jinyintan Hospital, which concentrated on treating severe and critical patients, and entered into the life and death situation. speed. Taking Jinyintan Hospital as the starting point, Guan Xiangdong traveled to the critical care ICUs of various designated hospitals in Wuhan every day, leading ward isolation, patient management, and researching treatment ideas, working more than ten hours a day.
At that time, the death rate from severe severe cases in Tianmen City and Xiantao City was still high. He was ordered to lead the work. Once he arrived at the local designated hospital, he directly put it on without listening to the report. Enter the ICU to see the actual situation in protective clothing, and guide the medical staff step by step to carry out intubation treatment and turn the patient over. “After a crisis, there is no room for hesitation. Some people are afraid of difficulties, so I have to take the lead and rush out.” After his leadership, the mortality rate of Tianmen and Xiantao dropped significantly.
In this war without gunpowder, Guan Xiangdong is the one who carries the flag and charges. “One person has limited power. If he can lead his peers to the front line, he can save more seriously ill patients.” At the beginning of the epidemic, he used Chinese medicine toIn the name of the chairman of the critical care medicine branch of the Society, he carefully drafted a proposal, and combined with two other experts from critical care academic organizations to jointly call on comrades specializing in critical care medicine across the country to go to Hubei to support. This letter of recommendation received widespread response. Among the 42,600 medical staff rushing to aid Hubei, 19,000 were from critical illness specialists.
After only three days of rest after returning from Wuhan, Guan Xiangdong received an urgent task and went to Suifenhe, Heilongjiang to fight the epidemic. Xinjiang, Yunnan, Liaoning, Henan… For more than two years, he has been busy where the party and the people need him most, and has maintained a record of zero deaths of severe and critical patients directly treated. “I always have a portable A bag and a suitcase, ready to go at any time. ”
“The unchanging original intention is that people come first and life comes first. ”
In Guan Xiangdong’s view, cultivating more excellent critical care medical talents is the key: “It is not difficult to build each ICU. Allocate one floor and buy some breathing space. However, it is very difficult to build, and it requires a group of medical staff specializing in critical illness to devote themselves to supporting it.”
In 2003, Guan Xiangdong became the first in the country. Jamaica Sugar Daddy is a doctoral student who specializes in critical care medicine. He has trained hundreds of master’s and doctoral students so far, among whom he is the best. Has become the backbone of the Department of Critical Care Medicine. In order to stimulate more young medical students’ interest in specialized research on critical care, Guan Xiangdong also opened an optional undergraduate course on “critical care medicine” for the first time in China. com/”>JM Escorts line is full. “The level of a doctor who specializes in critical care is related to the life of the patient. My request to the teacher is that he must be able to save lives and must be dedicated to every patient.”
In addition to tutoring students, Guan Xiangdong is also committed to training leaders of critical care disciplines in county-level hospitals. He trains and recommends a large number of key critical care talents for various county-level hospitals every year, so that more critical patients have the opportunity to enjoy ICU treatment nearby. Be reborn.
When talking about the next step in the development of critical care medicine, Guan Xiangdong is full of interest, “The informatization and big data of critical care medicine are the only way forward in the future. Although at present Many hospitals across the country have introduced ICUs, but the sudden death rate in general wards is still not low. Zhongshan No. 1 Hospital is currently the first in the country to pilot a rapid response system for critically ill patients, which is provided to patients in general wards.Wear a special electronic watch to record the patient’s physical signs in real time and call for emergency calls when abnormality occurs. The specialized Jamaica Sugar Daddy team responds quickly for treatment and has been used for many years. Night data detection reduces sudden death rate. If the pilot is mature, potential risks will be discovered for more patients and lives will be protected. “
“I am a critical care doctor and a member of the Medical Party. My unchanging original intention is to put people first and life first. “After decades of practicing medicine, Guan Xiangdong has been using practical actions to “advertise” to the party. The patient’s life and health, together with the party member badge shining brightly on his chest, are deeply placed in the most important position in his heart.