One hundred eighteen days on a ventilator: a COVID-19 success story against all odds
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Chia, Germaine
Barrett, Hannah
Patel, Parind
Soni, Sanooj
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Emerging data suggest that patients with certain comorbidities requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission for COVID-19 have a poor prognosis. This report describes a case of a patient with multiple comorbidities who contracted COVID-19 pneumonitis but was successfully weaned off invasive mechanical ventilation after 118 days, despite his admission being complicated by recurrent septic episodes and requirement for advanced cardiovascular support and renal replacement therapy. Of note, our patient received three courses of steroids in total during his ICU stay,and current literature strongly supports the use of steroids in critically unwell patients with COVID-19. To the best of our knowledge, this is the longest reported ventilated time and intensive care/hospital stay for a surviving patient with COVID-19 and highlights the importance of allowing sufficient time for clinical interventions to take effect, even when the prognosis appears bleak.
Date Issued
2021-03-29
Date Acceptance
2021-03-04
Citation
BMJ Case Reports, 2021, 14 (3), pp.1-4
ISSN
1757-790X
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Start Page
1
End Page
4
Journal / Book Title
BMJ Case Reports
Volume
14
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© 2021 The Author(s). This article has been accepted for publication in BMJ Case Reports following peer review. The definitive copyedited, typeset version Chia G, Barrett H, Patel P, et alOne hundred eighteen days on a ventilator: a COVID-19 success story against all odds BMJ Case Reports CP 2021;14:e239631. is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239631
Identifier
https://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/3/e239631
Subjects
adult intensive care
mechanical ventilation
1103 Clinical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-03-29