The patient is Mr. O.P.H (51 years old, Malaysian nationality), currently working as a lecturer at a university in Hanoi.
About 6 days before being hospitalized, Mr. H showed symptoms of fever, headache, fatigue, and diarrhea. He was admitted to a private hospital for treatment with an infection diagnosis on the basis of kidney damage and increased liver enzymes. However, after 2 days of treatment, the condition did not improve but instead worsened rapidly.
The patient was urgently transferred to the Intensive Care Center - Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in critical condition.
Doctor Ha Viet Huy, Intensive Care Center, said that when admitted to the hospital, the patient was in a very serious condition: pneumonia, septic shock on the basis of heart failure and high blood pressure, accompanied by pulmonary edema, and arrhythmia.
Tests showed serious infection and multiple organ failure, in which CRP increased more than 70 times compared to normal (351.4 mg/L), uremia was 15.8 mmol/L, showing a very high risk of death if not treated promptly.
Immediately after receiving the treatment, the patient was supported with high-flow oxygen therapy. However, due to rapidly deteriorating lung condition, the team was forced to place an endotracheal tube and operate a ventilator to maintain breathing. At the same time, the patient was continuously filtered through blood, used broad-spectrum antibiotics and other intensive resuscitation measures.
After 3 days of active treatment, the infection was gradually controlled, the patient escaped shock, was taken off the ventilator and began to recover.
This is a very serious case of pneumonia and sepsis on the basis of chronic cardiovascular disease, making the treatment process difficult. However, thanks to timely treatment and proper treatment, the patient overcame the critical stage and recovered well, emphasized Dr. Ha Viet Huy.
After his health was stable, the patient was transferred to the Examination and Treatment Center as requested and International for further monitoring and care. Last weekend, the patient was discharged from the hospital in a stable state of health.
MSc. Dr. Pham Van Phuc - Deputy Director of the Intensive Care Center said: Pneumonia is a common disease worldwide, affecting hundreds of millions of people each year and is one of the leading causes of death.
The disease can progress from mild to very severe, causing respiratory failure, septic shock and death, especially in the elderly, young children, people with immunodeficiency or underlying diseases such as heart failure, diabetes, bronchial asthma.
Pneumonia can start suddenly or slowly, with common symptoms such as cough, fever, chest pain, shortness of breath, especially when the disease becomes severe. Patients need to be examined and treated promptly and properly to avoid dangerous complications.
