Parents waiting for the whole family to recover from COVID-19 before taking their child to the doctor, newborn baby dies in hospital

BSCKII. Nguyen Tan Hung – Deputy Head of the National Children’s Hospital Emergency Unit said the doctors in the department recently received a newborn who came to the hospital in critical condition, despite being given emergency treatment, but because it was too severe, he could not endure it.

Previously, while still in the womb, the baby before birth was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. After the child was born, the parents planned to send the child to be checked again for heart disease, but unfortunately the whole family fell ill. COVID-19 Try to wait until you are well to take your child to the hospital.

A few days before admission to the hospital, the baby was fed poorly, on the 9th day after birth, the child appeared cyanotic and was brought to the emergency room by a family member in a state of cyanosis, respiratory failure, circulatory arrest.

Immediately after being admitted to the hospital, the child was immediately given first aid by doctors and performed paraclinical tests. The child was diagnosed with a complex congenital heart disease, with a very severe decrease in myocardial contractility. Despite the best efforts of the doctors, the patient did not survive.

Many children are in critical condition due to not getting timely medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Central Children’s Hospital.

Dr Hung said, if this case was brought to the doctor early, monitored and evaluated on time, then intervened and operated on early, at the right time, there would be no untoward events.

From the above case, Dr. Hung reminded, the COVID-19 epidemic is still very complicated, but not until other diseases are ignored. During epidemics, children can still suffer from other common illnesses such as upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, otitis media, intestinal infections, etc., especially sick children. Underlying medical conditions, chronic diseases, periodic re-examination is mandatory. .

According to Dr Hung, some cases should be re-examined in time, if not life-threatening such as congenital heart disease, kidney failure, etc. Unlike an epidemic, the underlying disease can be easily controlled from the start. medical examination. Through monitoring body parameters, doctors can accurately assess the current health status and provide timely treatment.

Currently, at the National Children’s Hospital in particular and many other hospitals in general, screening and separation of patients is still being carried out and in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Health. Therefore, parents should calm down and send their children to the hospital for a checkup when there are signs of abnormal health.

“Parents should not neglect the “golden time” due to the epidemic to diagnose and treat their children’s illnesses. For children with birth defects or chronic diseases, families should have their children re-checked regularly according to the appointment schedule, avoiding a situation where the child is not checked and treated on time, which leads to life-threatening complications.”, advises Doctor Hung. .

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