On October 22, the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital informed about the treatment of critical patients after the flood accident swept away and buried due to landslides in Cao Bang on September 9.
According to the information of the Central Tropical Disease, the time of the flash flood was swept away and buried, Mr. N.V.N, 29 years old in Nguyen Binh, Cao Bang was seriously injured with multiple injuries in the brain, fractureLeft thighs and left arms.Mr. N was taken to the emergency by the people at the health facility.On September 11, he was transferred to medical facilities on the brain surgery.
Mr. N. was examined by doctors (Photo: Hospital provided).
However, 3 days after the surgery, Mr. N appeared high fever continuously with drowsiness, poking cerebrospinal fluid with disorder, treatment did not improve and was transferred to the National Tropical Diseases Hospital.
Mr. N is diagnosed: Pus/multi-traumatic meningitis- traumatic brain injury- broken 1/3 under the left thigh, broken 1/3 under the left forearm.After receiving the patient, the inter -department doctors: emergency, synthetic bacterial infection;Foreign trauma and spinal nerves were consulted and emergency.
“The patient was transferred to the hospital in a serious meningitis after brain surgery.But fortunately, the condition of the patient responded well to the medication, so after a week of emergency treatment, Mr. N cut the fever, the inflammatory indicators returned normally, ”said Dr. Nguyen Hong Long, DeputyDepartment of General Infection shared.
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When the pus meningitis is stable, Mr. N has a surgical surgery to connect 1/3 under the left forearm and broken 1/3 under the left thigh bone.
According to Dr. Nguyen Giang An, the Department of Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma and Spinal Neurology said: “The fracture is very complicated with many broken bones, so the doctors decided to conduct screws that both the femur and rotating bone.Hands help fix, compress the fracture fixed immediately, dissect the software to avoid damaging the blood vessels to raise the bones at the lowest level to help the bones fastest. ”
The scene of the landslide in Nguyen Binh district earlier
The surgery was conducted for two hours and was successful.After 7 days after surgery, Mr. N recovered very well, so he was transferred to the Traditional Medicine Department and rehabilitated to rehabilitate early for his left hand and left leg.
Dr. CKI Le Nguyen Long, in charge of traditional medicine and rehabilitation Department, said: “Here, Mr. N is treated for rehabilitation and muscle relaxation function in the thigh bone and forearm after surgery.With the method of exercise through massage combined with acupuncture to minimize muscle atrophy and stiffness to help Mr. N quickly feel and gradually move gently on the left hand and left leg. ”
Currently, Mr. N's health is gradually recovering to move to a specialized hospital to prepare for the next skull transplant.