The 41 -year -old man, discovered for a long time, heart disease has decreased over time.In particular, acute liver failure, accompanied by other organs.
The Minister of Health visits the patient after the transplant simultaneously the heart and liver.Photo: Thao My
Dr. - Doctor Duong Duc Hung, Director of Viet Duc Hospital, said that the life of the patient was calculated by day, maintained by artificial heart heart machine instead of heart function, liver filter instead of liver function.The only way to save the patient's life is to replace the heart and the liver at the same time.
At the same time, Viet Duc Hospital received information from Nghe An General Friendship Hospital with patients with severe brain injury and no longer expecting to live.The patient's family wishes to donate organs.
A team of Viet Duc Hospital has been strengthened to Nghe An to support the patient's resuscitation, assessing the condition of brain death and the situation of organs.Noon 1-10, doctors determined that patients with brain dying and patients may be used for other patients.
A urgent meeting of the Viet Duc Hospital's professional council was held.Experts all consider situations due to multi -organ failure patients at a very severe stage, high risk of death if they are not transplanted.
According to Dr. Hung, at the meeting, many people think that it is impossible to simultaneously transplant the organs due to the situation of the patient too serious, the other group requires only heart or liver transplantation, but cannot be transplanted simultaneously.However, doctors are determined to transplant organ transplants.
Organ surgery from the donor to transplant the patient
Doctor Viet Duc Hospital has divided 2 groups.A group of physicians in Nghe An at the same time performed 2 kidney transplantation at Nghe An General Hospital, the other group urgently brought the organs to be taken in Nghe An to Hanoi (300 km from 300 km).After 3.5 hours of movement, the organ was taken to the hospital to conduct a transplant.
After 8 hours of heart and liver transplantation into the patient's body, the heart graft has begun to beat again.The patient was transferred to resuscitation and special care.After 36 hours, the liver and heart functions have recovered gradually.In particular, the heart has completely replaced the broken heart, the liver function better.
Mr. Hung said until October 9, the patient could talk, contact, eat and drink again, the heart function was good every day;The liver function recovers close to normal, bile is secreted with good quality.
This is the first time in Vietnam, doctors have successfully implemented the liver heart transplantation and on a special patient at a severe stage.
Medical staff to recite the donor
"The success of the transplant simultaneously the heart and the liver for the same patient is not only the pride of the hospital, but also affirms the superior progress of the country's health sector"- Dr. Hunginformation.
The leader of Viet Duc Hospital also said that the cost of organ transplantation in our country is much lower than other countries, but the source of organ donation is limited.With this multi -organ transplant, the patient only has to pay a part of the cost, in addition to being paid by the health insurance fund and the patient support fund of Viet Duc Hospital.
Vietnam has been successfully implementing organ transplant techniques since 1992. Up to now, there are about 25 organ transplantation centers, 1/4 of organ transplantation in Vietnam has been carried out at Viet Duc Hospital.Each year this facility paired up to 300 shifts.By the beginning of 2024, hospitals nationwide have carried out more than 8,000 organ transplants.
Although the number of donated brain donation increases, the shortage of organs in Vietnam is very serious.It is estimated that 36 Vietnamese died every day because there is no organ to graft.
A brain -death person can donate organs to save 8 people and help treat 100 others through tissue donation (cornea, skin, bone, blood vessels, tendons).