Vinh City General Hospital saves the life of a patient with cardiogenic shock and critical septic shock
(Baonghean.vn) - Patient Nguyen Huu Can (76 years old) suffered from critical cardiogenic shock and septic shock and was successfully treated by doctors at Vinh City General Hospital using the PICCO cardiac output measurement method and adjusting parameters to increase blood pressure index.
On December 29, patient Nguyen Huu Can (76 years old), residing in Thanh Yen commune, Thanh Chuong district, was hospitalized in a state of cyanosis all over his body, with no pulse.
Immediately afterwards, the patient was intubated, ventilated, and given vasopressors to increase blood pressure, but blood pressure was still unmeasurable.
Doctor CKI Ngo Nam Hai - Head of the Department of Intensive Care - Anti-Poison - Artificial Kidney, along with other doctors, used the PICCO cardiac output measurement method to adjust the parameters, thereby gradually increasing blood pressure.
After nearly a week of intensive treatment, the patient's health has stabilized, the endotracheal tube has been removed and he no longer needs to use vasoconstrictors and cardiac support drugs.
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| Patient Nguyen Huu Can's health condition has stabilized. Photo: My Hanh |
PICCO is a new method that is highly applicable, fast, has few complications, and can measure cardiac index, vascular resistance, and fluid levels inside and outside the lungs based on the adjustment index.
Dr. Ngo Nam Hai - Head of the Department of Intensive Care - Anti-Poison - Artificial Body said: "For patients with unstable hemodynamic status (shock, acute heart failure), if the PICCO method is not performed promptly, the doctor will not be able to control the heart index and fluid volume in the patient's body; leading to complications such as pulmonary edema, severe cardiogenic shock, rapid heart failure, high risk of death. This is one of the methods that Vinh General Hospital has applied very successfully in recent times"./.
