In the last days of the year, when many families are busy preparing to welcome Spring, the collective of doctors and nurses of Da Nang Hospital raced against time to save a female patient with acute liver failure due to chronic hepatitis B.
Patient Tran Thi Th., 56 years old, showed symptoms of fatigue, poor appetite, and gradually increasing jaundice. After intensive treatment and plasma replacement many times at another medical facility but without improvement, the patient fell into liver coma twice and was transferred to Da Nang Hospital in critical condition.
Recognizing this as an emergency case, with a high risk of death if liver transplants are not performed in time, the hospital's Board of Directors directed an inter-specialized consultation, deployed intensive care, and urgently performed pre-operative tests for both recipients and donors, completing legal procedures. The liver transplant was performed with professional support from Central Military Hospital 108.
After surgery, the patient's health improved significantly. Jaundice decreased, there was no longer liver brain syndrome, the function of the graft functioned well. The liver donor is the patient's 24-year-old son. After surgery, the donor can eat and walk normally and is expected to be discharged before Tet.
Family representatives said that the liver donation decision was made in an emergency situation. The brothers in the family tested together, and when conditions were met, the son signed a commitment to donate a part of his liver to save his mother.
The successful implementation of the liver transplant in the context of tight time is an important professional milestone for Da Nang Hospital. This is the fourth pair of liver transplants performed since October 2025. Each transplant is a different circumstance, requiring close coordination, accurate decisions and a high sense of responsibility from the medical team.
The success of the transplant is not only a medical result, but also a journey to regain life, so that patients can return to reunite with their families during the Tet reunion days.
