Two patients had to undergo ECMO intervention at the largest Intensive Care Center in the North

The largest Intensive Care Center in the North located at Psychiatric Hospital, Bac Giang has just conducted ECMO intervention for two severe Covid-19 patients.
ECMO intervention for critically ill patients. The largest Intensive Care Center in the North located at Psychiatric Hospital, Bac Giang has just conducted ECMO intervention for two severe Covid-19 patients. On the afternoon of June 15, the medical team and doctors at the Intensive Care Center located at Psychiatric Hospital, Bac Giang conducted ECMO (artificial cardiopulmonary bypass) for a 37-year-old female patient. Female patient HTH (37 years old) admitted to Bac Giang Lung Hospital on May 26 was given oxygen, but the disease progress was not good. On May 28, the patient was given HFNC breathing. On June 2, the patient was intubated with mechanical ventilation, osiris dialysis, and antibiotics. At 8 pm on June 14, the patient was transferred to the 101-bed ICU Intensive Care Center and continued to receive mechanical ventilation, dialysis, and vasopressors. However, the development of right heart failure is very severe, high doses of vasopressors must be used, diffuse bilateral lung damage, and failure to respond to optimal medical treatment. Therefore, at 4:00 pm on June 15, the patient was assigned to conduct ECMO placement. Doctor Nguyen Tan Hung – Deputy Department of Intensive Care and Anti-Poisoning (Da Nang Hospital) – Head of the Da Nang Medical Delegation at Bac Giang Hospital said that after placing ECMO, vasopressor drugs were stopped and his index improved blood oxygenation. However, the prognosis is still severe because of both heart and lung damage. Previously, on June 12, at the 101-bed ICU Intensive Care Center, ECMO was also placed for NTT patients (67 years old). The patient tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, then was admitted to Bac Giang Lung Hospital for treatment from June 3 with shortness of breath, cough, SpO2 85%, HFNC breathing and dialysis. At 12 o’clock on June 12, the patient was transferred to the 101-bed ICU Center in a very serious condition, unresponsive to HFNC, should be intubated, mechanical ventilation but the patient’s lungs were very badly damaged and diffused. on both sides, P/F