Phu Tho: Timely emergency treatment for a 2-month-old girl with respiratory failure and severe pneumonia

On December 4, information from Phu Tho Province Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital said that the unit had just successfully treated a 2-month-old girl with respiratory failure and severe pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Previously, on the night of November 28, Phu Tho Province Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital admitted a child patient named NBD (residing in Van Phu ward, Phu Tho province) in a state of difficulty breathing, cyanosis, severe respiratory failure, severe wheezing, and phlegm secretion, and had an endotracheal tube placed in the hospital.

Information from the family said that the child started showing symptoms of illness such as mild cough and runny nose from November 23, 2025, and was taken by the family to a private hospital in the province for examination and treatment.

After 5 days of treatment, the child's condition did not improve much, even experiencing respiratory failure, so the doctors placed an endotracheal tube and transferred him to Phu Tho Province Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital.

At the hospital, after clinical examination, it was determined that this was an emergency, the child had severe respiratory failure, the patient was immediately given emergency treatment by the doctors on duty, sputum suction to clear the airway and at the same time put on a high-intensity ventilator to treat respiratory failure.

The child was assigned to do tests, chest X-ray, echocardiogram and diagnosed with severe respiratory failure, severe pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

After 3 days of intensive treatment, the child's respiratory condition improved, the endotracheal tube was removed on December 1, 2025, and he was switched to oxygen breathing through a nasal prong.

After 5 days of treatment, the child's health has improved a lot, the pneumonia and respiratory failure have improved and the doctors continue to closely monitor and actively treat him.

Doctor Nguyen Cong Minh, Department of Intensive Care and Anti-Poison, Phu Tho Province Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital, said that RSV is one of the leading causes of respiratory diseases in infants and young children with the disease progressing rapidly, easily leading to respiratory failure if not detected early and treated promptly.

RSV often spreads strongly during the winter-spring and spring-summer transitions, especially dangerous for children under 2 months old, premature and malnourished patients, and patients with congenital diseases.

Therefore, doctors recommend that parents closely monitor respiratory signs in young children and take them to the doctor early when they have a fever, cough, runny nose, or cry a lot. Hospitalize them immediately when they see signs of danger such as poor feeding, fatigue, labored breathing, or cyanosis.

Parents and caregivers should pay attention to keeping the living environment clean and airy, and create the habit of washing hands before caring for children and after sneezing or coughing.

Regularly clean children's toys, limit taking children to crowded places, avoid letting children come into contact with people suspected of being infected and especially avoid environments with cigarette smoke; fully vaccinate, improve nutrition to improve physical condition./.

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