On September 24, the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi announced that it had just performed emergency surgery and successfully treated a patient with severe traumatic brain injury, with a very poor prognosis.
Accordingly, the patient is Mr. P.V.H (63 years old, in Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province), admitted to the hospital on September 10. Before that, the male patient had a traffic accident and fell off his motorbike. After the fall, the patient had a headache, went home to rest and then fell into a coma all night without the family knowing. When admitted to the hospital, the patient was in a very deep coma.
Level of consciousness (GCS) score of 4. With this score, the postoperative mortality rate of patients is 95 - 97%.
Faced with that situation, the doctors of the Neurosurgery Department clearly explained the very serious prognosis to the patient's family. The family still "asked for surgery" for the patient with the hope that "there is life, there is hope".
The patient has blood type AB+ (the smallest percentage among ABO and Rh positive blood types), so the hospital does not have much blood reserve for this blood type.
Concerned about the high risk of bleeding during and after surgery, before the surgery, the doctors of the Neurosurgery Department coordinated with blood bank staff to call for timely platelet donations to make the surgery safer.
After the surgery, the patient recovered very well and was discharged after 10 days of treatment. At the time of discharge, the patient was alert and not paralyzed.
Master, resident physician Nguyen Manh Linh, Department of Neurosurgery said that when there are impacts to the head due to traffic accidents or falls, if there is one or more symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea, emotional changes, cognitive changes... people need to see a doctor immediately.
Health check-ups and monitoring at reputable medical facilities help diagnose and treat, especially closed head injuries, a type of injury that often manifests slowly, vaguely, and is easily overlooked.
