Ms. Hang is the most severe patient in the North, being treated at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases. She used to stop beating many times, had to intervene with invasive mechanical ventilation, and lived dependent on the ECMO system (external oxygen). She overcame death, recovered step by step.

According to the doctor of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, on May 27, she had completely recovered from Covid-19, had good contact, had no fever, had no difficulty breathing, had a steady heart, smooth breathing, normal urination ...

Ms. Hang was admitted to the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases on March 6, one of the three most critical patients at that time. During the first seven days of treatment, she stabilized her health, walked, took a bath, and ate normally. On the eighth day, her illness suddenly went badly and quickly became respiratory failure.

On March 15, Ms. Hang had pneumothorax, severe respiratory failure, and was unable to sustain her life with optimal mechanical ventilation. The most elite doctors were mobilized to open up the endotracheal tube and put her ECMO intervention machine. After 20 days of intervention, the patient's condition was better, ECMO was withdrawn. On the night of April 7, she suddenly stopped heart, had a heart attack, was resuscitated continuously for 40 minutes, then her heart beat again. Since then, she gradually recovered, learned to breathe, practice eating, and walking ...

The nurse checked the healed intubation incision. This is a method that only works in critically ill patients who cannot breathe on their own.

According to Dr. Vu Dinh Phu, Head of the Department of Active Rehabilitation, Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, she has now recovered, but her body has suffered many injuries caused by Covid-19. She continued to take the medication, even though she had quit the ventilator and walked normally. Estimated treatment cost for her is about 2-3 billion.

On May 15, she pulled out a breathing tube and was able to practice walking. Since regaining consciousness, every day she is taken care of by two sons, from eating, to learning to walk ...

Up to now, she has been able to walk by herself and do normal activities.

Ms. Hang exercised daily with the guidance of the nurse and her son, closely monitoring health status, weight.

She was able to eat a variety of dishes, including olives.

Patients are monitored through the camera system, there is always a team of nurses and doctors on duty. The peak, each 12-hour shift, is a tour with four nurses and one doctor. Particularly, Ms. Hang's medical record is stacked 10 cm taller

On the morning of May 27, the Central Hospital for Tropical Disclosure announced that she was successfully treated, completely cured from Covid-19 with 7 consecutive negative nCoV tests. Doctor Nguyen Van Kinh, Chairman of the Covid-19 Treatment Board of the Ministry of Health, said that the patient's recovery is a miracle.

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