It was exceptional and noteworthy that throughout his hospital stay, the patient was never supplemented with any oxygen but continued with pharmacological therapies. The patient was on intravenous Ceftriaxone 2g once a day, Methylprednisolone 125mg, oral Azithromycin 500mg and Colchicine 1mg once a day. He was also on oral multivitamin and mineral supplements throughout his hospital stay and continued post discharge. He was initiated on a Heparin infusion of 2000 IU/hour for a duration of 5 days, along with Warfarin 5mg once a day. He also received a stat dose of Tocilizumab 600mg on day 3 of his admission. Chest physiotherapy using a spirometer was encouraged and along with awake prone positioning 6 to 12 hourly.
From day 5 onwards, the trend of results showed an improvement in numbers and likewise clinical improvement was noted in the patient along with the subsiding of chest tightness and fatiguability. Tachypnoea subsided over time returning the patient to an almost normal respiratory rate and room air oxygen saturations showed some improvement, with the highest levels recorded being 92%, constant up to the point of discharge and for isolation at home on day 8 since admission.