Little girl from Lang Nu village miraculously recovers and is discharged from hospital after 50 days of treatment

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“In early October, the patient recovered miraculously, was able to walk, communicate well, and breathe room air. Test results, diagnostic imaging, and clinical manifestations showed that the patient was recovering well,” Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Xuan Co, Director of Bach Mai Hospital, said on the afternoon of November 1.

The terrible flash flood occurred at around 6am on September 10, burying more than 30 households in Lang Nu village (Phuc Khanh commune). This girl was one of the lucky survivors. She was swept away by the flood, brought up unconscious by locals and transferred to Bao Yen Hospital. The 11-year-old girl was assigned to be transferred to Lao Cai General Hospital in the early morning of September 11.

The child arrived at the A9 Emergency Center - Bach Mai Hospital in critical condition, deep coma, low blood pressure. A CT scan of the brain showed that the child had a traumatic brain injury, diffuse cerebral edema, and was transferred to the Pediatric Center - Bach Mai Hospital for active treatment.

11-year-old patient on the day of discharge, afternoon of November 1. (Photo: N.Loan)

Bach Mai Hospital organized a hospital-wide consultation and established a special task force to focus on treating the child. The council concluded that the child was in septic shock, multiple organ failure, severe respiratory failure, and severe pneumonia (ARDS) due to drowning and inhalation of mud. The child had a grade 3 liver injury, a fracture of 1/3 of the right clavicle, and was being monitored for subdural hematoma in the left cerebral hemisphere and for infection and multiple organ failure.

Intensive measures such as blood filtration, mechanical ventilation, bronchoscopy, and antibiotics are applied in the first hours.

During the 4 days of lung washing, the fluid from the lungs was still cloudy with mud and sand. Experts said that they needed to do more tests for fungi and bacteria in the sand and mud the patient inhaled during the flood and burial.

The child was continuously filtered, ventilated, artificially ventilated, bronchoscopy, stomach and colonoscopy to remove dirt and stones, collect fluid to look for bacteria, test for fungus, receive antibiotics and intravenous nutrition.

On September 18, the patient stopped dialysis. On September 20, the child's endotracheal tube was removed, but on September 21, the endotracheal tube had to be reinserted due to high fever and worsening pneumonia.

After 2 weeks of optimal treatment with the most advanced methods at the Intensive Care Center, the girl was closely monitored for each paraclinical parameter and each clinical manifestation to have appropriate treatment regimens, strategies and treatments for the disease progression. From September 25 to September 29, the baby's vital signs improved significantly.

Leaders of the Ministry of Health , Bach Mai Hospital and other departments presented flowers to congratulate the child patient on the day of discharge. (Photo: N.Loan)

On September 29, the baby was taken off the ventilator. A day later, the patient was able to move in bed, bringing boundless joy and happiness to the leadership and medical staff of Bach Mai Hospital.

On October 9, the patient was able to walk, communicate well, and breathe room air. Test results, imaging diagnosis, and clinical manifestations showed that the patient was recovering well.

“After 50 days of professional efforts and dedication to the patients of the doctors and nurses of Bach Mai Hospital, the child patient Lang Nu has miraculously recovered. We wish the child and his beloved village will rise up to welcome bright days in the beloved border land of the Fatherland,” said Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Xuan Co.

Nhu Loan

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