Patients endure the long waiting list with painkillers in Hungarian hospitals

According to research conducted by the Chief Physician of the National Spinal Medicine Centre, the condition of patients has deteriorated. Due to the situation caused by the coronavirus, 1,400 patients are waiting for spinal intervention.

Ferenc Mária, the chief physician of the National Spinal Medicine Centre, conducted research on the condition of patients. The result was frustrating, with patients reporting deteriorating conditions, pain, and difficult living circumstances.

1,300-1,400 patients are waiting for surgery.

Hundreds of them signed up for surgery during the epidemic period. In eighty-five per cent of those surveyed, their condition worsened since they were scheduled for surgery. The majority of respondents reported that it was an increasing problem for patients to complete their daily tasks. The huge problem is that patients did not receive treatments due to the epidemic. Pain-relieving, quality-of-life-enhancing treatments, physiotherapy, or other treatments are of great help in both the mental and physical condition of patients.

Patients were taking painkiller medicines on a daily basis.

Due to the pain, the patients struggled with sleeping disorders, as a result of which they could not do the daytime work properly. Chief physician Péter Pál Varga stated that the assessment and examination of the patients had already begun. Based on this, an order is set up for the patients, writes portfolio.hu. The problem is that many doctors are on holiday due to the rest of the extra load after coronavirus. It is estimated that they will be able to perform 10-15 interventions per day.