Time | Events |
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3 February 2020 | Percutaneous ventricular septal defect closure |
25 March 2020 | Hospital admission due to bronchiolitis |
29 March 2020 | Discharged home |
13 May 2020 | The patient had shortness of breath, fever, cough, vomiting, and poor oral intake |
15 May 2020 4:00 |
Presentation to the emergency department due to respiratory failure. The patient was suspected of coronavirus disease 2019. A swab test was performed to confirm the diagnosis. He had anaemia, elevated inflammatory markers, and high cardiac enzyme levels. Chest radiography revealed bilateral ground-glass opacities. |
15 May 2020 7:00 |
The patient required mechanical ventilation for rapidly progressing respiratory failure. He was transferred to the paediatric intensive care unit. Inotropic support was started. |
16 May 2020 | Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction confirmed the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019. Treatment with hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and tocilizumab was initiated. Intravenous immunoglobulin was also administered. |
16–19 May 2020 | The patient presented with multi-organ dysfunction. High-frequency oscillatory ventilation and vasopressors were continuously administered. |
20 May 2020 | The patient experienced worsening shock, refractory hypoxaemia, and cardiac arrest, and eventually died. |