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

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.