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How doctors work on ECMO therapy to save critically ill COVID-19 patients

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VOV.VN - The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is considered an advanced form of life support doctors apply to severely ill patients to save their lives. Let’s have a close look at how doctors administer the ECMO treatment for severe cases in Vietnam.
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The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases No2 in Hanoi is one of very few healthcare facilities to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients in Vietnam, It is treating 235 COVID-19 patients, including 52 serious and critically ill cases.
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The recent emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has forced the hospital to temporarily close for 21 days. Following the three-week lockdown, all healthcare workers are required to self-isolate in the premises.
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Despite working in a risky environment and living far from their home, all doctors, nurses and orderlies are happy providing patients with tender care around the clock. I the photo, an orderly is feeding a COVID-19 patient.
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They are required to put on personal protective suits before intubating severe patients.
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This procedure poses a very high risk of virus infection, requiring the crew to work carefully on every detail.
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. In the photo, doctors are intubating the patient.
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For critically ill patients, they are administered to use ECMO to sustain life. In the photo, doctors are applying the ECMO rescue therapy to a COVID-19 patient in critical condition.
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Dr Tran Van Kien from the Intensive Care Unit is drenched in sweat after placing ECMO on the COVID-19 patient.
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A rare relaxing moment of an orderly after a tense working shift.
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