Break the barriers
On August 3, Hue Central Hospital said that patient PTT (43 years old, in Quang Nam) who had just received a heart transplant is gradually recovering his health.
Previously, on July 17, upon receiving information from the National Organ Transplant Coordination Center that there was a brain-dead donor donating organs at Viet Duc Hospital, Prof. Dr. Pham Nhu Hiep - Director of Hue Central Hospital activated the event. The receiving team coordinated and sent 3 doctors to coordinate with Viet Duc Hospital and the National Organ Transplant Coordination Center to receive organs.
With the efforts of the doctors, after 4 hours and 52 minutes from the time of receiving the heart and transporting it to Hue Central Hospital, the "Hanoi heart" beat healthily again in the chest of the patient in Hue on at 11:01 p.m. on July 18.
Sharing after the success of the organ transplant , Prof. Dr. Pham Nhu Hiep said that in order to revive the life of PTT patients, the hospital's team of doctors would like to express their gratitude to the noble heart of the organ donor's family who overcame the disease. through pain and loss to sow life and happiness for the sick.
The noble gesture of the organ donor and his family leaves a great impression on those who directly perform professional work.
The Director of Hue Central Hospital said that reality shows that although many people understand very clearly that donating tissues and organs is a life-saving action, it is not easy to do because there are many barriers and beliefs from families, Family lineage and the spiritual thought that "death must be complete" are deeply ingrained in the subconscious.
From this death, another life is resurrected
"Watching young people of school age, young men in their beautiful youth but suffering from organ failure fighting for their lives every day, we can clearly see the preciousness of donating organ tissue after death. passed away.
At that time, a person's death is no longer meaningless, because from this death, another life is revived and their "giving is forever" becomes an example and motivation for others to live. learn, follow and replicate in the social community.
The magic of organ transplants not only comes from the outstanding success of medicine, but interwoven in them are humane stories about family love and human love" - Prof. Dr. Pham Nhu Hiep shared.
GS. Dr. Tran Van Thuan - Deputy Minister of Health said that organ transplantation in Vietnam is not inferior to the world. Each year, Vietnam achieves about 1,000 transplants, improving Vietnam's position in the regional organ transplant map.
However, this field faces many challenges due to the limited source of organ donations, mostly from living donors; While in developed countries, the number of organ donations from brain-dead donors is higher.
Professor Thuan noted: "This requires us to change our thinking, especially in campaigning for organ donation. Medical units gradually build a team of professional consultants, identify potential sources for this team to approach, persevere, and gradually convince cases diagnosed with brain death... Up to now, Nearly 10,000 people registered to donate tissues and organs after the call of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the program "Register to donate tissues and organs to save lives - Giving is forever".
