Botulinum poisoning case: 2 brothers were transferred to a lower-level hospital for treatment

SGGPO June 9, 2023 10:27

Currently, the vital signs of both patients are stable. Therefore, to prevent the risk of infection as well as facilitate family care, the two patients have been transferred to a local hospital (with the capacity to treat the remaining stage) for continued treatment.

MSc. Le Minh Hien gives money from donors to support the patient's family

On June 9, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Ngan, Deputy Head of the Tropical Diseases Department, Cho Ray Hospital, said that after a period of intensive care, two patients with botulinum poisoning were transferred to Hau Giang General Hospital for continued treatment.

Accordingly, the two patients have begun to enter the stage of advanced nutrition and abdominal exercises. The two patients are awake and able to communicate. The older brother can follow some simple medical commands, but his ability to breathe on his own is still limited. This patient had better muscle strength when admitted to the hospital but his condition gradually worsened, with weak muscle strength and weak respiratory muscles.

The younger patient is the more serious patient. He is now conscious, can hear and nod his head, but cannot follow medical orders or perform simple movements. However, the two patients are still on ventilators for a long time, and this process requires training that could take 2 months or more.

Currently, the vital signs of both patients are stable. Therefore, to prevent the risk of infection as well as facilitate family care, the two patients have been transferred to a local hospital (with the capacity to treat the remaining stage) for continued treatment.

According to MSc. Le Minh Hien, Head of the Social Work Department, Cho Ray Hospital, after learning about the circumstances of the two patients, the Social Work Department mobilized donors to support the two patients with 130 million VND. With a total treatment cost of more than 300 million VND, after deducting the cost paid by insurance, the amount of 130 million VND from the donors' sponsorship was used to pay for costs not covered by insurance.

Previously, as SGGP Newspaper reported, in the past time, Ho Chi Minh City received 6 cases of botulinum poisoning due to eating bread, pork sausage, and fish sauce. 3 patients were given antidotes, and their health condition has improved; 1 patient died; 2 patients (brothers) were transferred to local hospitals after a long period of treatment due to the golden period of using antidotes.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/vu-ngo-doc-botulinum-2-anh-em-duoc-chuyen-ve-benh-vien-tuyen-duoi-dieu-tri-post693020.html