A patient with COVID-19 has a prognosis of death, 4 cases of severe development | Health

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A very severe prognostic case is patient BN1536, a 79-year-old female, from the United States on January 13, someone in the United States with COVID-19. The patient was hospitalized on January 15 at Da Nang Lung Hospital with a history of type 2 diabetes and a 10-year history of hypertension.

According to experts, the patient progresses rapidly, the prognosis for death is high. The patient has received 4 national consultations. Currently, the patient is being actively treated for mechanical ventilation through the endotracheal tube, dialysis, silent rest under the effect of muscle relaxation, mild systemic edema, mild reddened swelling of the arms on both sides, the apex area has mild ulcers, lungs thickened with 2 bases …

In addition, there are 4 other cases of severe prognosis, of which 3/4 are young patients (30 to 34 years). Specifically:

BN 1634, female, currently in treatment at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases 2. The patient’s test result is still positive for SARS-CoV-2. The disease has progressed well.

BN 1725, male is being treated at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases 2. The patient’s test result is still positive for SARS-CoV-2. The patient is progressing and is currently on noninvasive mechanical ventilation.

BN 1562, are being treated at Quang Ninh Lung Hospital. Patient progression remains positive for SARS-CoV-2.

BN 1564, male, currently in treatment at Quang Ninh Lung Hospital. The patient has improved, his condition has decreased, and he is still positive for SARS-CoV-2.

Information at the recent online meeting with the anti-epidemic COVID-19 localities, said Associate Professor, Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, Ministry of Health, by analyzing 240 COVID-19 patients This recent episode shows that up to 80% of patients have no symptoms. This is a great challenge for hospitals in the patient selection process.

Of the patients in this new outbreak, only 1 patient was critically ill, 3 patients had to breathe oxygen, 20 patients had a medical history.

Therefore, director Luong Ngoc Khue suggested that all hospitals return to carefully exploit the epidemiological history of all the people who attended the examination.

“If you keep waiting for the patient to cough, have a fever or breathing difficulties, it will be easy to miss the case, the patient will go to the hospital center,” warned director Luong Ngoc Khue, noting that in treatment, Always pay attention to open the door of clinics, treatment areas and special attention to infection control.

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