A new coronary pneumonia lung transplant patient in Wuhan Union Hospital resumes voluntary exercise

(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) A new Coronary Pneumonia lung transplant patient in Wuhan Union Hospital resumes voluntary exercise

　　Chinanews.com, Wuhan, May 19 (Wu Lizhi, Jin Xu), step by step, repeating leg lifting, flexion and extension. This is the 19th Union Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (referred to as "Wuhan Union Hospital"). A scene of transplanted patient Liu Qiang (pseudonym) performing physical exercise.

　　According to reports, Liu Qiang, the patient with the longest pre-operative assistive time (73 days) who had undergone artificial coronary membrane (ECMO) assisted by Wuhan Union Medical College Hospital, who had turned into a negative nucleic acid, had recovered well after receiving a double lung transplant and had recovered from ECMO. Breathe, recover to be able to eat, stand under the support of others, and exercise autonomously.

Lung transplant team and Liu Qiang, who removed ECMO, praised each other (data map) courtesy of Wuhan Union Hospital

　　54-year-old Liu Qiang was diagnosed with New Coronary Pneumonia at the end of January. He received ECMO treatment on February 11 due to his worsening condition. After treatment, Liu Qiangxin's coronary pneumonia recovered, but the virus caused him to have irreversible extensive pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, which could not be sustained by conventional treatment alone. The only chance of survival was lung transplantation. On April 24, Liu Qiang underwent double lung transplantation.

　　After the operation, the Organ Transplant Center of Wuhan Union Medical College Hospital deployed 13 doctors and 28 nurses to form a medical care team and took turns guarding for 24 hours. After two blood clot removals, 12 bronchoscopy and other treatments, Liu Qiang successfully removed ECMO on May 6.

During the rehabilitation process, Liu Qiang assisted the medical staff to provide sputum for Wuhan Union Hospital.

　　Liu Qiang's postoperative rehabilitation treatment is a difficult and long process. Professor Yang Shenglan, Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wuhan Union Medical College Hospital, introduced that although Liu Qiang passed through the dangers of hemorrhage, shock, infection, lung ischemia-reperfusion injury and rejection, stress ulcer, but still has difficulty in breathing and cough Symptoms such as poor expectoration, decreased cardiopulmonary endurance, and limb dysfunction. The hospital specially formulated a rehabilitation treatment plan for him. With the cooperation of the rehabilitation therapist, the medical team carried out breathing training, functional exercise, nutritional support and psychological rehabilitation for him every day, and assisted him with sputum excretion by means of chest expansion.

　　After the joint efforts of the medical team, Liu Qiang began to eat on May 11. On the 14th, he can maintain the balance of the bedside sitting with the help of others. On the 17th, he can stand with the help of others. On the 18th, he can use the rehabilitation exercise bike to exercise independently. (Finish)