Botulinum antitoxin is used as soon as possible.

On May 25th, Dr. Truong Thi Ngoc Phu from Children's Hospital 2 stated that the hospital's pharmacy had received and was storing three vials of botulinum antitoxin that arrived on the evening of May 24th.

"These three vials of medication were allocated to the hospital because there are three pediatric patients being treated here. Currently, one patient's condition has stabilized, while two others are on ventilators. The use of the BAT antidote will require consultation with experts at Cho Ray Hospital. However, typically, the BAT antidote needs to be administered early to neutralize the toxin and prevent synapsis with neuromuscular sites," Dr. Phu shared.

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A patient suffering from botulinum poisoning is being treated at Cho Ray Hospital.

Dr. Huynh Van An, Head of the Intensive Care and Toxicology Department at Gia Dinh People's Hospital, said that the best botulinum antitoxin should be used as early as possible to prevent the disease from progressing to a severe stage.

According to Doctor An, if the patient's condition improves and they no longer need the BAT antidote, the doctor will consider whether or not to use it because it is a rare and valuable drug. If the patient's condition worsens but there is still a chance, the sooner the drug is used, the better.

Also on May 25th, according to a representative from Cho Ray Hospital, the hospital received two vials of BAT antidote. However, the prescribed time for administering the medication to the two patients has passed, so the medication has not yet been used.

A vial of BAT antidote

According to Dr. Le Quoc Hung, Head of the Department of Tropical Diseases at Cho Ray Hospital, in a case of botulinum poisoning, early use of BAT can lead to the patient recovering from paralysis within 48 to 72 hours and avoiding the need for mechanical ventilation.

The 45-year-old patient died before receiving the antidote.

On the morning of May 25th, information from Gia Dinh People's Hospital indicated that a 45-year-old man (residing in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City), one of the six botulinum poisoning patients being treated in Ho Chi Minh City, had passed away on the evening of May 24th.

The patient was diagnosed with botulinum poisoning type A, one of the very severe types, and consultations with poisoning specialists determined a high risk of death.

At 8 PM on May 24th, Gia Dinh People's Hospital received a vial of botulinum antitoxin for the patient from the World Health Organization (WHO). Prior to this, the patient had respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation, drooping eyelids, weakness in all four limbs and respiratory muscles, a persistent high fever unresponsive to antipyretics, accompanied by a rapid pulse and progressively decreasing blood pressure. This was a severe complication due to the toxin affecting the autonomic nervous system. The patient received intensive resuscitation but did not respond to treatment and died.

This is one of three cases of botulinum poisoning, along with two brothers, who are currently being treated at Cho Ray Hospital.

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