Integrated Chinese herbal medicine and Western medicine successfully resolves spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum in a patient with severe COVID-19 in Taiwan: A case report
| Autor: | Hung, Shuo-Wen, Liao, Yuan-Ching, Chi, I-Chang, Lin, Ting-Yen, Lin, Yu-Chuan, Lin, Hung-Jen, Huang, Sheng-Teng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Blood oxygen saturation Pneumomediastinum SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Article WHO World Health Organization 2019-nCoV novel coronavirus SE subcutaneous emphysema Complementary and alternative medicine COVID-19 Subcutaneous emphysema mMRC Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale CHM Chinese herbal medicine Chinese herbal medicine Chiropractics ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome General Nursing Analysis COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019 |
| Zdroj: | Explore (New York, N.y.) |
| ISSN: | 1550-8307 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.explore.2021.12.005 |
| Popis: | Case Serious complications of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) include subcutaneous emphysema (SE) and pneumomediastinum, which are complicated to treat with conventional Western medicine. We report how combining Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) with Western medicine quickly resolved a patient's COVID-19-associated pulmonary complications, shortened hospital stay and improved quality of life. Clinical features and outcome A 59-year-old male with a history of smoking and tumors was diagnosed with COVID-19 in May 2021. At hospitalization, his oxygen saturation (SpO2) was 80%, he had a continuous severe cough, rapid shallow breathing, spontaneous SE and pneumomediastinum. By Day 4 of hospitalization, his condition was worsening despite standard care, so CHM was added. After 3–5 days, his coughing had lessened and supplementary oxygen therapy was de-escalated. Nine days after starting CHM, the SE had completely resolved and the patient avoided intubation. His WHO OS 10-point Scale score had fallen from 6 to 3 points and the modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale score from 4 to 2 points. He was hospitalized for 19 days. At 1 week post-discharge, the patient could handle most of his daily activities and experienced minor shortness of breath only when performing labor-intensive tasks. At 1 month, his work output was restored to pre-COVID-19 levels. Conclusion CHM combined with standard Western medicine improved pulmonary function, respiratory rate, blood oxygen saturation and shortened the hospital stay of a patient with severe COVID-19 complicated by SE and pneumomediastinum. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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