14-year-old boy with high fever for 3 days and critical multiple organ failure Doctors joined hands to rescue 1 month to stage a life-and-death reversal

Xiao Yu's father also sent a pennant to the medical team for the correspondent to provide a picture

Jingchu Network (Hubei Daily Network) News (Reporter Huang Tao Correspondent Ding Yanfei) Tianmen 14-year-old boy suddenly had a high fever in early November, multiple organ failure in the whole body within 3 days, and was almost sentenced to "death" twice. Wuhan doctors joined forces to carry out a month-long rescue treatment, snatching the boy back from the hands of the god of death, and basically restoring him to a near-normal state.

Fever when common cold unexpectedly is a dangerous blood disease

The boy Xiao Yu (pseudonym) is a senior in a key middle school in a town in Tianmen, with the top three grades in the class, and is talented. In the critical period of facing the placement test, Xiao Yu first accepted a "life and death test". On November 4, Xiao Yu suddenly had a high fever at school, thinking it was a cold, was taken home by his parents, and after 3 days the high fever did not go away, the highest fever reached 40 ° C, so he went to Tianmen People's Hospital for treatment. After examination, the doctor informed his mother, Ms. Li (pseudonym), that the child had lost consciousness, was critically ill, and that the hospital's technology was limited and needed to be transferred to Wuhan, and at the same time, rao Xin, deputy chief physician of the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital, a brother department of the Specialty Alliance, was quickly called for help. The shocking bad news made Ms. Li collapse instantly, fortunately, Zhongnan Hospital opened a green channel for the first time, and on the night of the 7th, the family escorted Xiao Yu to Han.

When Xiao Yu arrived, he was in severe shock, respiratory and liver and kidney multi-organ failure, multiple bleeding in the mouth and nasal cavity, dying, so he was quickly transferred to the three wards of the ICU for rescue - ventilator, plasma exchange, hemodialysis, fluid management... Race against time. At the same time, Professor Peng Zhiyong, Director of the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Zhongnan Hospital, Deputy Chief Physician Rao Xin, Dr. Deng Bin, Dr. Pan Huaqin's team and the emergency center team conducted a number of examinations including PET-CT, bone marrow aspiration, lymph node biopsy and other examinations, trying to find the cause. Juveniles touch the hearts of everyone, for this reason, hematology, infection, respiratory and critical care medicine, tumor radiotherapy and chemotherapy, endocrinology, pediatrics and other multidisciplinary experts several times joint diagnosis, all the results point to a dangerous blood disease - hemophagocytic syndrome, which has a mortality rate of more than 50% in adults, and Xiaoyu is young, thin, low immunity, critically ill, "more than ji less". Professor Peng Zhiyong introduced that the disease is related to two factors, one is a tumor, one is a genetic immunodeficiency, susceptible to serious infection, causing the onset of the disease, at present Xiao Yu has ruled out the possibility of tumors, continue to receive treatment for the cause.

17 days of life and death rescue ushered in the miracle "great reversal"

Xiao Yu has severe coagulation dysfunction, and has carried out 10 plasma exchanges in more than half a month, up to 2000 ml at a time, equivalent to the amount of plasma of an adult, and has also injected gamma globulin, hormones, multi-pronged... Time passed day by day, Xiao Yu's condition did not improve, the family did not hold out hope, but the doctor did not give up. "It's not getting better, but it's not getting worse, it can still be cured in theory, and we'll do our best!" Tube bed doctor Deng Bin said. The doctor's dedication and professionalism touched Xiao Yu's family, and Professor Zhou Fuling, director of the Department of Hematology, suggested taking the VP16 chemotherapy program, which had certain adverse reactions, and Ms. Li agreed to continue treatment. Finally, persistence paid off, and on November 23, Xiao Yu's coagulation function miraculously began to improve, and he opened his eyes, and the darkness of 17 days ushered in the dawn.

"Wake up!" The medical staff was overjoyed and encouraged him. Then, Xiao Yu became conscious and took off his ventilator on the 24th. After more than ten days of treatment and the meticulous care of the team of ICU Ding Xinbo's head nurse, Xiao Yu gradually recovered, and was able to go to the ground, eat independently, watch animations on mobile phones, and expressed concern about the placement when chatting, but in the eyes of her mother, passing this level is "the greatest luck". "I cried every day some time ago, I don't know if it was day or night, but now my heart is finally put down, thanks to the doctors and nurses for saving my son!" In the isolation ward, Ms. Li thanked the doctors one after another, and her eyes were full of tears. Last Thursday, Xiao Yu was transferred to the general ward, and before leaving, his father also sent a pennant for the team.

On December 13, the reporter connected medical care, Xiao Yu recovered well, the condition is stable, and will further do relevant examinations and treatment. Deng Bin said: "It is very gratifying to see the child from critical illness to basically return to normal, which also gives us the confidence to treat more critically ill patients. ”

Professor Peng Zhiyong said that hemophagocytic syndrome has an acute onset, rapid development, high mortality, this rescue is extremely difficult, the people are supreme, life is supreme, do not easily give up hope at any time, this is also the original intention and mission of medical staff.

Source: Jingchu Network