News from Military Hospital 108 said that the hospital had just given emergency treatment to an elderly woman who suddenly had difficulty breathing, leading to cardiac arrest due to pulmonary infarction.
A 75-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest, pulse, unmeasured blood pressure, bilateral pupils dilated to 4 mm, negative light reflex.
According to the patient’s family, an hour before entering the hospital, the patient suddenly had difficulty breathing and was taken to the emergency room.
At the Emergency Department – Military Hospital 108, the patient was given advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation, balloon compression, urgent external chest compression, electric shock, combined with active cardiopulmonary resuscitation, following the second electric shock. 3 new hearts beat once more. After that, the patient continues to receive active treatment and find the cause.
Doctors performed emergency care for a patient who suddenly stopped breathing due to pulmonary infarction. BVCC photo
Doctors diagnosed the patient with pulmonary infarction, a state following cardiopulmonary resuscitation due to respiratory failure, pulmonary artery thrombosis, and hypokalemia. The patient was transferred to the internal medicine intensive care unit. The patient was treated intensively in the intensive care unit according to the regimen of anticoagulation, active respiratory support, and neuroprotection.
The disease progressed well, following 1 day, the patient was fully awake, had no focal nerve damage, his overall condition was stable, and his breathing was less difficult. The patient is currently being monitored at the Intensive Care Center, Military Hospital 108.
According to Dr. Pham Quang Trinh, Emergency Department, 108 Military Hospital, pulmonary artery occlusion, or commonly known as pulmonary infarction, is an extremely serious disease, often leading to death if not detected and treated. timely.
Pulmonary infarction occurs when part of the lung tissue dies because its blood supply is blocked. Depending on its size and location, symptoms of pulmonary infarction can vary from person to person. When pulmonary infarction occurs, the patient needs to be aggressively evaluated and treated.
Although there are many active treatment methods available today, the overall mortality rate in patients with pulmonary infarction is still regarding 20-30%.
“Pulmonary infarction is common in elderly patients with comorbidities, especially coexisting cardiovascular disease and underlying malignancy, but is less common in young and healthy people.
However, in recent years, the rate of pulmonary infarction in young people has been increasing, related to lifestyle such as sedentary behavior, smoking, alcohol abuse, and birth control pills.
When patients have the above abnormal symptoms, they should go to the doctor early to receive timely emergency treatment, avoiding cases of going to the doctor late leading to unfortunate consequences,” Dr. Trinh recommended.