Dubai: A 65-year-old Qatari citizen who was infected with COVID-19 has been finally discharged from the Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital after 144 days of being admitted to the hospital for treatment, local media reported.
The patient had been suffering from severe complications due to his COVID-19 infection for which he has stayed in hospital as an inpatient since September 2020, Hamad Medical Corporation said in a report on its website.
The patient, who had been complaining of pulmonary arterial blood pressure, was admitted to Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital after being diagnosed with acute pneumonia due to COVID-19. His condition deteriorated until it reached lung fibrosis, acute respiratory failure and complete liver function disorders.
Long period
Hussein Al Ishaq, executive director of HMGH, underlined that the patient had to be put on ventilators in the Intensive Care Unit for a long period. After that his condition started to improve.
He started to move his limbs and consciously communicate with the medical team. Then his condition became stable. After that, he was transferred to complete his rehabilitation, physiotherapy and occupational therapy at the Qatar Rehabilitation Institute.
Al Ishaq added that the recovery of this patient is a “good example of the high quality of intensive healthcare provided by our medical teams (physicians, nurses and specialists), led by Dr Mohamed Al Khatib, for Covid-19 patients”.
