While the drop in the number of new COVID patients is being felt in hospitals across the province, critical care is still under significant pressure.
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This was stated by the head of intensive care at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Dr. François Marquis, in an interview with LCN on Sunday morning.
For many patients, the shift to intensive care is as intense as in previous waves, but lasts less time, notes Dr. Marquis.
“There are people who are less sick and don’t need to be intubated, but those who are very sick are very sick. I don’t think we should hide it: Omicron is capable of putting someone in a very sorry state,” he says.
As elsewhere in the province, about half of COVID patients in intensive care at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont are not adequately vaccinated. People with a weakened immune system also remain in large numbers to be admitted to intensive care.
In general, there are fewer heavy cases, but the number of patients is so high that the medical staff have their hands full.
“It’s incredible the number of people (in intensive care). And in life, one extremely sick patient can keep you busy all day, but 25 less sick patients can keep you busy even more,” explains Dr François Marquis.
To see the full interview, watch the video above.
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