Vietnamese medical team saves seven year old boy using ECMO treatment
Doctors at Children's Hospital 1 in Vietnam successfully saved a seven-year-old boy suffering from severe complications caused by influenza A after nearly 12 days of ECMO treatment.
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Children's Hospital 1 in Vietnam announced on the morning of October 28 that medical staff successfully saved a critically ill seven-year-old boy who suffered from influenza A. The patient, Pham Thien DA, resides in Ninh Kieu ward, Can Tho city, according to Vietnam.vn. [1]
Vietnam.vn reported that the boy was admitted to the hospital at 5 PM on October 12 after being transferred from Vung Tau General Hospital. He arrived in a severe state involving septic shock, severe pneumonia, and fulminant myocarditis. His illness had started one day prior to his hospitalization. [1]
To save the child's life, the medical team utilized extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation treatment, known as ECMO, for nearly 12 days. The advanced medical intervention allowed the patient to survive the critical complications of his infection, as Vietnam.vn reported. [1]
In short
- Pham Thien DA, a seven-year-old boy, was admitted to Children's Hospital 1 on October 12.
- The patient suffered from severe pneumonia, septic shock, and fulminant myocarditis triggered by influenza A.
- Doctors successfully saved the child after using ECMO treatment for nearly 12 days.
Sources
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- [1]ECMO treatment for nearly 12 days saved the life of a critically ill child suffering from influenza A.Vietnam.vn, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
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- [3]Surat doctor leaves festival at night to save critical hospital patient HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 14d ago
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