Zhu Xiang, a 46-year-old well-known Chinese Internet celebrity physician and chief physician of the Department of Anesthesiology and Surgery at Nantong University Affiliated Hospital, was suddenly reported to have died in the early morning, suspected to be caused by cardiovascular problems. According to his past videos, it was found that he often had to get off work late at night. The cause of death was believed to be related to overwork, frequent staying up late, and infection with viruses. Doctors remind people who often work overtime to be careful of “abnormal workload”, which has a high risk of cerebrovascular disease. Infection with the virus is a “sudden stress” that occurs at the same time, which will increase the risk. It also appeals to seek medical attention as soon as possible if you have symptoms such as chest pain and wheezing and need to take painkillers.
Zhu Xiang only released a new video two days before his death
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Zhu Xiang is not only an anesthesiologist. He has been engaged in clinical medicine, teaching, and scientific research for more than 20 years. He has been working hard on the front line. He is also a well-known medical science popularizer on the Internet. He has opened a Doujia blog called “Anesthesiologist Zhu Xiang” Music account. He published more than 200 videos during his lifetime. The videos introduced medical knowledge in a simple and easy-to-understand way. He often interacted with netizens, answered questions, and showed his inner delicacy and tenderness. He had more than 125,000 fans following him. He only released the latest popular science video two days before his death. , the shocking news of his death shocked and saddened netizens.
▲Zhu Xiang completed a video two days before his death, but unexpectedly died suddenly two days later. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo)
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Doctors often get off work late, work overtime, have excessive workloads, and die suddenly from COVID-19 myocarditis
Many people want to trace the cause of Zhu Xiang’s death and found that his past videos revealed that he often got off work very late, stayed up late and worked overtime. In one video, he said, “It’s time to get off work. I hope my colleagues on duty will not be busy in the middle of the night. Health is the most important thing.” ” When asked by his colleagues, “Why do you feel so happy after getting off work so late?” Zhu Xiang said, “Yes, our happiness is that the patients can return to the ward safely, and we can go home happily!” Zhu Xiang, who took the patient’s health as his own responsibility, died suddenly. His colleagues revealed that Zhu Xiang was infected with the new coronavirus and did not get enough rest, which induced myocarditis and eventually developed into myocardial infarction, which may have been fatal.
Liu Qiaowen, a family medicine physician at Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital in Chiayi, said that although myocarditis complicated by viral infections such as COVID-19 or influenza is one of the risks of sudden cerebral and cardiovascular death, as mentioned in the media, this anesthesiologist often gets off work very late. Staying up late, working under high pressure, etc. are considered “abnormal workload”.
“Abnormal workload” can cause cerebrovascular emergencies
In September 2020, the Occupational Safety Administration of the Ministry of Labor formulated the “Guidelines for the Prevention of Diseases Promoted by Abnormal Work Load” in accordance with Article 324-2 of the Occupational Safety and Health Facilities Regulations, classifying people like Zhu Xiang who are unable to determine when they can get off work as “Irregular work”, frequent business trips, excessive working hours, excessive overtime hours, etc. are classified as “abnormal workload”, which may cause sudden onset of cerebral and cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and musculoskeletal diseases. , sleep disorders, depression, fatigue and other physical and mental symptoms, etc.
Liu Qiaowen said that when she is under the pressure of long-term work hours and other cerebral and cardiovascular diseases, her body has been in a state of inflammation for a long time. If she also has risk factors such as three highs or chronic diseases, as well as viral infection, myocarditis may be induced. In this case, there will be a higher risk of sudden death!
Study: Sudden death rate among anesthesiologists is 26%, highest
Zhu Xiang fell ill at 4 a.m. and died despite rescue efforts. After seeing the news, another well-known internet doctor in China, “Dr. Xu Chao,” also posted a post with emotion. In recent years, he has often seen unfortunate news about sudden death of doctors. He also said that after 2015, the number of doctors who died suddenly increased significantly, with 30 and 30 doctors dying suddenly. The majority of doctors are young adults aged 40 years old. Also analyzing a study, researchers from Fudan University published the article “Overwork is the Silent Killer of Chinese Physicians” in 2017. The results showed that the sudden death rate of anesthesiologists was 26%, which was much higher than that of their peers in the industry.
Liu Qiaowen said that in 2017, Taiwan began to guarantee that the working hours of resident doctors cannot exceed 80 hours, but the bill for attending physicians has not been passed. I have heard that in a certain hospital, all the resident doctors in a certain department have left, and all the attending physicians have jumped to take turns in emergency rooms, outpatient clinics, etc. During the shift, I felt very embarrassed and guilty when I explained to patients that “to prevent the occurrence of cerebral and cardiovascular diseases, you should not stay up late and sleep normally.”
The strongest cold air mass is coming: 5 symptoms + be careful when taking painkillers
However, she also reminded the public to pay attention to the fact that it is the strongest cold air mass since the beginning of winter, when cerebral and cardiovascular diseases are most likely to occur. They must pay special attention to whether they have chest pain, shortness of breath, chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, etc., and if they feel “uncomfortable” , if you have three highs, or have just been infected with cold symptoms such as the new coronavirus or influenza, you must seek medical examination as soon as possible. According to an analysis of sudden death patients in the United States, more than 50% of sudden death patients expressed “not feeling well” and took painkillers within an hour of the onset of illness. Therefore, if these situations occur, you should seek medical examination as soon as possible.
◎ Picture source/reproduced from Weibo
◎ Consulting expert/Dr. Liu Qiaowen
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