On July 3, Quang Tri General Hospital said that after nearly 1 month of treatment, the patient with a stomach perforation had recovered and was discharged from the hospital.
Previously, on June 5, a 3-year-old patient weighing 2kg was transferred by a lower-level hospital to Quang Tri General Hospital in a state of inexistency and severe respiratory failure.
During the monitoring process, doctors found that the child was less responding to treatment, had a tight abdomen, and a dirty stomach. When appointed for an X-ray, it shows a slightly loose image in the abdomen, which is a typical sign of porosity.
Immediately, an internal red alert was deployed, the team of Neonatal Pediatrics and Surgery of Quang Tri General Hospital set up a communication line, a ventilator to support breathing and performed intensive resuscitation, prescribed emergency surgery.
After more than 90 minutes, the stomach perforation was discovered at the bottom of the stomach and was closed, cleaned and drained into the abdomen.
The post-operative child is monitored at Neonatal Intensive Care, respiratory support, total venous nutrition, strong antibiotics, infection control and nutrition.
Close monitoring every hour, sophisticated adjustments from experienced neonatologists have helped the patient overcome post-operative complications and recover spectacularly after 2 weeks.
It is known that gastric perforation in infants is an extremely critical surgical emergency condition with a mortality rate of up to 3060% if not diagnosed and intervened promptly, the younger the newborn, the higher the mortality rate.
According to the leader of Quang Tri General Hospital, late diagnosis and treatment of gastric perforation in infants almost means a failure in treatment. Therefore, when the disease was discovered, the doctors and nurses "raced" by activating the internal red alert to intervene in surgery and were successful.
