The patient who received a heart transplant from Hanoi to Hue on flight QH1202 had a very good recovery, post-transplant biochemical indicators were stable, his heart beat well˳
On the morning of July 8, Hue Central Hospital said that the health of Mr˳ TVG (31 years old, residing in Thua Thien Hue) – who received a heart transplant on the evening of July 6 – had recovered very well˳
Heart transplant patient recovers well
Mr˳ G˳ suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy – heart failure 13 years ago˳ Despite optimal medical treatment, cardiac parameters and function did not improve and waiting for the opportunity to receive a heart transplant˳
For a long time, Mr˳ G˳ and his family waited for their turn to receive a heart from a brain-dead donor˳ But the source of organ donation was so scarce that it was not until July 6 that Mr˳ G˳ received a heart transplant˳
One day after the heart transplant, Mr˳ G˳ had an amazing recovery˳ Through examination, the hemodynamic and biochemical indicators were stable, the transplanted heart beat very well˳ The patient was fully awake and was extubated immediately by the doctors˳
Ms˳ TTM (Mr˳ G˳’s wife) also thanked her husband’s heart donor, the doctors who participated in the trans-Vietnam heart transplant, Bamboo Airways and especially the 159 passengers on the flight˳ QH1201˳
“Thank you for all the words of encouragement from across the country to my family,” said Ms˳ M˳
Thrilling journey to receive hearts
As before Youth Online It was reported that flight QH1201 was delayed for more than 23 minutes to wait for a heart to be transported from Hanoi to Hue˳
The heart was taken from an organ donor at the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital and rushed to Hue on the last flight of the day˳ 159 passengers on the flight happily accepted with the crew waiting for their hearts to return to Hue to save lives˳
After landing at Phu Bai airport, an ambulance was waiting at the plane’s stairs˳ The heart had just been taken down when the ambulance turned on its priority siren and quickly ran towards Hue Central Hospital˳ The journey from the airport to the hospital more than 14km takes only 12 minutes˳
When the heart just arrived at the hospital, the doctors carried out steps to wash the heart and then perform a transplant˳ After exactly 1 hour and 12 minutes, the heart beat again in Mr˳ G˳’s chest before the burst of joy of the surgical team˳
According to Prof˳ Dr˳ Pham Nhu Hiep – director of Hue Central Hospital, the hospital received news of a heart donor at 2:14 pm on 5-7 pm˳ Immediately, the hospital’s organ transplant process system was activated˳ In the evening of the same day, the hospital’s doctors brought the patient’s blood sample to Hanoi for testing˳
Fortunately, the blood samples of Mr˳ G˳ and the organ donor matched˳
The surgical plan to remove the organ begins at 5:20 pm on July 6˳ However, at this time, there is only one last flight from Hanoi to Hue at 19:35 and the surgery time is longer than expected˳ Among the donated organs, the heart was the last to be removed, so doctors in Hue had to wait˳
At this time, the organ transplant team in Hue, especially Mr˳ Pham Nhu Hiep himself, was very worried˳ The hospital even considered the option of flying from Hanoi to Da Nang and then transporting the heart by ambulance to Hue˳
Fortunately, Bamboo Airways understood and decided to wait for the heart to board the plane to Hue˳
The airline informed 159 customers about this and everyone happily agreed, working together to make a miracle˳
“The heart transplant story is truly a miracle˳ Thank you to everyone who worked together to make it such a miracle˳ We hope that we will have many opportunities to make many miracles˳ so that the “germ of life” can grow non-stop”, Mr˳ Hiep said˳
Source link: https://cocc˳edu˳vn/benh-nhan-duoc-ghep-tim-o-hue-hoi-phuc-dang-kinh-ngac-20230708131743315˳htm