COVID-19 Clinical Report for Dead Infected Case

Clinical analysis of 25 novel coronavirus pneumonia deaths:
asphyxia due to pulmonary mucus
Pengpai news reporter Wu Yi Pengpai news ,February 29

On February 25, MedRxiv published a paper from Wuhan University People's

Hospital, Clinical characteristics of 25 death cases infected with COVID-19
pneumonia: a retrospective review of medical records in a single medical
center, Wuhan, China. The corresponding author is Gong zuojong, director of the

Department of infection, People's Hospital of Wuhan University.

 

This paper reviews 25 cases of death in Wuhan University People's Hospital from
January 14 to February 13, 2020, and analyzes their clinical records, laboratory
test results, chest X-ray or lung CT results. The results showed that the average
age of the dead was 71.48 years old and the average course of disease was 10.56
days. All patients died of respiratory failure, which indicated that the lung was the
main target organ of the new coronavirus.In this study, PCT (procalcitonin) levels
increased in 90.5% of patients. PCT is a diagnostic index of bacterial infection. The
results show that bacterial infection may be an important factor to accelerate the
death of patients. In addition, the proportion of CRP (C-reactive protein) and SAA
(serum amyloid A) increased before death was 85% and 100%, respectively. CRP
is an inflammatory marker, which plays an important role in host defense against
invading pathogens and inflammation. SAA is a plasma protein, which transports
lipids in the process of inflammation. These two indicators showed that novel

coronavirus pneumonia patients died of severe inflammatory cascade.

General clinical characteristics of 25 dead patients: all of them have basic diseases, including 16 cases of hypertension, 10 cases of diabetes, 8 cases of heart disease,

5 cases of kidney disease, 4 cases of cerebral infarction, 2 cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2 cases of malignant tumor, 1 case of acute

pancreatitis .   Graphs of MedRxiv

A1 and A2, B1 and B2, C1 and C2 were the early and late chest CT scans of three patients respectively

The novel coronavirus pneumonia is the most common  organ  damage  in  lung  and heart, followed by kidney  and liver. The novel coronavirus pneumonia is the most important risk factor for death in patients with new corona pneumonia. Besides, bacterial infection may also be an important factor to accelerate the death of patients. Malnutrition is common in critically ill patients.

 

For novel coronavirus pneumonia patients who died of respiratory failure in the study, Gong Zuojiong, a correspondent, told DeepTech deep technology interview that these patients were suffocated because there was a lot of mucus in the lungs, oxygen could not enter the alveoli and gas exchange, oxygen absorption could not be absorbed, and finally suffocated. The course of the disease is related to many factors, including the way and timing of respiratory support, early warning, and of course, the severity of the underlying disease. Now we need to establish an early warning evaluation system, so as to be able to intervene earlier and more actively, so as to reduce the mortality rate.

 

The novel coronavirus pneumonia and respiratory failure were diagnosed as clinical death causes. The same findings were also reported by Professor Liu Liang of the Department of forensic medicine of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology and his team's anatomy of the dead body of the new corona pneumonia.

 

Zhong Nanshan, senior member of the National Health Protection Committee and academician of China Academy of engineering, mentioned that in the new corona pneumonia, mucus removal in small airway is an important research objective. The novel coronavirus pneumonia is the most common organ damage in lung and heart, followed by kidney and liver. The novel coronavirus pneumonia is the most important risk factor for death in patients with new corona pneumonia. Besides, bacterial infection may also be an important factor to accelerate the death of patients. Malnutrition is common in critically ill patients.

 

 

 

General anatomy report of novel coronavirus pneumonia death corpse system was reported by Liu Liang team in the Journal of forensic medicine. The content of this report is a case of gross observation of systematic autopsy.

The research team pointed out that the lung injury of the dead was obvious, the lung was patchy, gray white focus and dark red bleeding were seen, and a large number of thick secretion overflowed from the alveoli in the section, suggesting that the new coronavirus mainly caused the inflammatory  reaction  characterized  by deep airway and alveoli injury. The case with multiple cerebral infarction was diagnosed as novel coronavirus on the thirteenth day after admission, and his test on nucleic acid is positive. The novel coronavirus pneumonia and respiratory failure were diagnosed as the cause of clinical death on the 28th day after admission.

Novel coronavirus pneumonia has a prominent feature: mucus in the small airway is very high, and the viscosity is very high, which obstruct airway patency, which causes secondary infection and more serious." Novel coronavirus pneumonia was a major research topic in February 27th. At the February 27th Guangzhou Medical University held the special news briefing on epidemic prevention and  control, Zhong Nanshan, senior member of the National Health Protection Committee and academician of China Academy of engineering, mentioned that in the new corona pneumonia, mucus removal in small airway is an important research object.

Appendix

Liu Liang and  his  report- General  anatomy  report  of novel  coronavirus pneumonia death corpse system

Recently, the  official website of the Journal  of Forensic Medicine updated and released  the  topic  of autopsy  of  the  new  type of  coronavirus  pneumonia.  The results of the report showed that, from the gross observation of the autopsy, the deceased's lung injury was obvious, white foam-like mucus was seen in the trachea, and jelly-like mucus was observed in the right lung bronchus. A large number of sticky secretions were seen from the lungs Spilled and visible fiber strands. This latest  discovery  has  made the  treatment  of  sputum excretion  of  new  coronary pneumonia the focus of attention.

 

Professor Liu Liang said in an interview with reporters: "We did find some mucus secretions on the section of the lungs of the deceased under the microscope, which can remind clinical treatment to be vigilant. At present, the alveolar function may be damaged. The tract is blocked by mucus, and the clinical manifestation of hypoxia will occur. Therefore, to improve the human hypoxia and maintain the airway patency, the mucus must be diluted or dissolved. In clinical treatment, if the mucus components are not resolved, the way of oxygen supply purely may not achieve the purpose, and sometimes it will  have  an adverse  effect.  Positive  pressure  oxygen may push the mucus deeper and wider, which will increase the patient's hypoxia.

 

 

Liang Liu, a professor of forensic pathology at Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, was interviewed

 

 

Recently, a media report said: "A large number of sputum plugs appeared in the lungs of the deceased, and the sputum plugs were generated by the use of a ventilator, which caused people to die of hypoxia.  Starting yesterday, the emergency was switched to a sputum suction machine to help Wuhan. The death

toll has been halved, thanks to the efforts of the donors and the team of Professor Liu Liang from the Department of Forensic Medicine of Tongji. "For  this  report, experts said:" The sputum plugs are not caused by the ventilator, but are formed by mucus lesions in the  lungs. It  is a pathological process after disease damage. "

 

The role of expectoration is undoubted. Experts also emphasized the importance of deep expectoration in related interpretations, but this does not conflict with respiratory support. The combination of respiratory support and expectoration is the best solution. However, the current commonly used sputum expulsion methods require disconnecting the ventilator and cannot work with the ventilator, which may cause a series of complications and the risk of infection by medical staff.


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Safe,  non-invasive  discharge  of  lung  deep  secretions,  improve  the  cure rate;

 

Closed  expectoration  can  reduce  the  risk  of  infection;

 

Novel  coronavirus  pneumonia  samples  can  be  detected  by  deep  discharge from  the  lungs,  and  the  high-risk  sampling  operation  such  as

Broncho  alveolar  lavage  is  reduced.